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probo

Pronunciation: [ˈprɔ.boː]

“probo” is a Latin word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to approve, permit, commend
  2. to test, to inspect
  3. to examine
  4. to demonstrate, to prove, to show
  5. to acquit, to exonerate

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *proβāō, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰH-wó-s (“being in front”), from *pro- (“forward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”). Equivalent to probus (“good, fit”) + -ō.

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