Etymology of the French word épreuve
the French word
épreuvederived from the French word
éprouverderived from the French word
prouverusing the French prefix
é-derived from the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
chauderderived from the Latin word
chauxDate
The earliest known usage of épreuve in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
contre-épreuveCognates
Dutch
proef, English
proof, German
Probe, Norwegian
prove, Swedish
prov
