proavo

Italian

Alternative forms

• proavolo (archaic)

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

Related terms

• avo

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

proavō

1. dative/ablative singular of proavus