prob / prov
to test, approve; good
Latin · probare / probus
Latin probare 'to test, prove worthy' and probus 'good'. Prob- and prov- words are about testing and proof: prove shows by test, probe tests by exploring, approve says a test was passed, probable is likely to be proved.
Memory trick
PROBe tests the ground: PROB/PROV means test it, then prove it good.
Words from this root
- prove (prov + e) — to show to be trueसाबित करना
- disprove (dis + prove) — to show to be falseझूठा साबित करना
- probe (prob + e) — to examine closelyगहराई से जाँचना
- probable (prob + able) — likely to happenसंभावित
- probability (probable + ity) — chance of something happeningसंभावना
- improbable (im + probable) — unlikelyअसंभाव्य
- improbability (im + probability) — unlikelinessअसंभाव्यता
- approve (ap + prove) — to agree to officiallyमंज़ूरी देना
- approval (approve + al) — official agreementमंज़ूरी
- disapprobation (dis + approbation) — strong disapprovalकड़ी नापसंदगी
- probation (prob + ation) — a testing periodपरिवीक्षा अवधि
- probate (prob + ate) — official proving of a willवसीयत की प्रमाणिकता