Etymology of the English word improve
the English word
improvederived from the Anglo-Norman word
emprouwerderived from the French word
en-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Old French word
pannederived from the Old French word
pennederived from the Latin word
penna (feather; pinna, feather; feather; feather, wing)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-derived from the Classical Latin word
pinna (feather; feather; wing; fin; lobe)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-derived from the Latin word
patenaderived from the Greek word
pathnederived from the Greek word
phatne, φάτνη (a crib (for fodder))
derived from the French word
pannausing the French suffix
-onderived from the French word
électronderived from the English word
electronusing the English suffix
-onderived from the English word
electricderived from the Latin word
electricus (electric)
derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the Old French word
prouderived from the Latin word
prodederived from the Latin word
prodesse (be useful, be advantageous, benefit)
derived from the Anglo-French word
emprouerderived from the Anglo-Norman word
emprowerderived from the Old French word
prouderived from the Latin word
prodederived from the Latin word
prodesse (be useful, be advantageous, benefit)
Date
The earliest known usage of improve in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
improver,
improved,
improvingUsage
Word found in Modern English
