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)
- great-grandfather
- Synonyms: bisavolo, bisnonno
- (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
- dative/ablative singular of proavus