LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

probē

probē (comparative probius, superlative probissimē)

Meaning

  1. well, rightly, properly, correctly, fitly, opportunely, excellently

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

prŏbē, adv., v. 1. probus
I. fin. A.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*probʰHwós
  8. Proto-Italic*proβwos
  9. Proto-Italic*proβos
  10. Proto-Italic*proβēd
  11. Latinprobē

Inherited from Proto-Italic *proβēd.

Quick answers

What does probē mean in Latin?
probē, a adverb, means “well, rightly, properly, correctly, fitly, opportunely, excellently”.
Where does probē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- → Proto-Indo-European *probʰHwós → Proto-Italic *proβwos → Proto-Italic *proβos → Proto-Italic *proβēd → Latin probē.