« to prove » en sept langues

Sensto prove

Espagnol

probar

/pɾoˈbaɾ/

héréditaire

Also 'to try, to taste'; demostrar is common for proofs.

Français

prouver

/pʁuve/

héréditaire

Italien

provare

/proˈvare/

héréditaire

Also 'to try'; dimostrare is common for proofs.

Portugais

provar

/pɾoˈvah/

héréditaire

Also 'to try, to taste, to try on'; comprovar is common for proofs.

Roumain

dovedi

/doveˈdi/

autre source · Slavic (Old Church Slavonic dovesti 'to lead to')

Catalan

provar

/pɾuˈba/

héréditaire

Also 'to try'; demostrar is common for proofs.

Anglais

prove

/pɹuv/

du latin/français · Old French prover

Anglais → Italiento proveprovareApparentéMême source — héritée, savante ou empruntée. Vous pouvez le reconnaître.Ce que partagent le anglais et le italien

L’ancêtre latin

PROBĀRE‘to test, find good’

Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.

PROBĀRE was 'to test and find good', so in the sisters one verb covers both 'to try' and 'to prove'; English split it into prove and probe.

Parents anglais: proof, probe, probable, approve