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probus

Pronunciation: [ˈprɔ.bʊs]

“probus” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
  2. upright, honest, virtuous, moral, proven

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *proβos, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰH-wó-s (“being in front”), from *pro- (“forward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”). See also prōsum. Cognate with Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhú, “excellent, foremost, potent”).

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