Where does “provolone” come from?
provolone (English) comes from Italian provolone, from Italian provola, from Italian provare, from Swedish pröva, from Old Swedish prøva, from Middle Low German prôven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre — passed , crossed.
provolone (English): A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows....
Definitions
- A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows....
Ancestry of “provolone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | provolone | Augmentative of provola; provolone |
| 2 | Italian | provola | Synonym of scamorza |
| 3 | Italian | provare | to try, try out, test; to try, attempt, take on;... |
| 4 | Swedish | pröva | to try, to make an attempt or to sample and... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | prøva | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | prôven | — |
| 7 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 8 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 10 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |