Etymology of the English word prove
the English word
provederived from the English word
provenderived from the Old French word
proverderived from the Latin word
probare (approve , esteem, commend; let; show to be real, true)
derived from the Latin word
proba (proof; evidence)
derived from the Latin word
probare (approve , esteem, commend; let; show to be real, true)
derived from the Latin word
proba (proof; evidence)
derived from the Latin word
probare (approve , esteem, commend; let; show to be real, true)
derived from the Latin word
proba (proof; evidence)
derived from the Latin word
probare (approve , esteem, commend; let; show to be real, true)
derived from the Latin word
proba (proof; evidence)
derived from the Latin word
probare (approve , esteem, commend; let; show to be real, true)
derived from the Latin word
proba (proof; evidence)
derived from the Latin word
probare (approve , esteem, commend; let; show to be real, true)
derived from the Latin word
proba (proof; evidence)
derived from the Latin word
probare (approve , esteem, commend; let; show to be real, true)
derived from the Latin word
proba (proof; evidence)
derived from the Latin word
probare (approve , esteem, commend; let; show to be real, true)
derived from the Latin word
proba (proof; evidence)
Date
The earliest known usage of prove in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
reprove,
proof,
proved,
provingCognates
Dutch
proeven, French
prouver, German
prüfen, Icelandic
prófa, Italian
provare, Italian
probare, Spanish
probar, Swedish
provaUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
