Where does “prave” come from?
prave (Italian) comes from Italian pravo, from Latin prāvus, from Proto-Italic prāwos, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prave (Italian): feminine plural of pravo
Ancestry of “prave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pravo | depraved, evil, wicked; cruel, merciless,... |
| 2 | Latin | prāvus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prāwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂-wo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |