proavo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin proavus (“great-grandfather; forefather”), derived from avus (“grandfather; ancestor”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /proˈa.vo/
  • Rhymes: -avo
  • Hyphenation: pro‧à‧vo

Noun

proavo m (plural proavi, feminine proava) (literary)

  1. great-grandfather
    Synonyms: bisavolo, bisnonno
  2. (in the plural) forefathers, ancestors
    Synonym: antenato

Further reading
  • proavo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

proavō

  1. dative/ablative singular of proavus
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