Where does “proa” come from?
proa (French) comes from French prao, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
proa (French): Alternative spelling of prao
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of prao
Ancestry of “proa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prao | proa |
| 2 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |