reproval

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English reprove

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English reproval

From reprove + -al.

Noun

reproval (countable and uncountable, plural reprovals)

1. The act of reproving.