Where does “průvodce” come from?
průvodce (Czech) comes from English provest, from English prove, from Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
průvodce (Czech): guide; wizard
Definitions
- guide; wizard
Ancestry of “průvodce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | provest | second-person singular simple present form of... |
| 2 | English | prove | To demonstrate that something is true or viable;... |
| 3 | Middle English | proven | — |
| 4 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |