Approvable
/əˈpruːvəbl/noun
Capable of being approved or accepted.
Did you know?Approvable ultimately traces back to Latin probare, “to test, prove, or examine,” the same root that gave us prove, probe, and even probation — words born from the ancient act of putting something on trial.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁reup-
“to test or try”
Latin
Latin
probare
“to test, try, approve; to prove”
Late Latin
Latin
approbare
“to approve, assent to, confirm”
Old French
Old French
aprover
“to approve, confirm, prove”
Middle English
English
approven
“to approve, confirm”
Modern English
English
approvable
“capable of being approved”