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Where does “prova” come from?

prova (Italian) comes from Italian provare, from Swedish pröva, from Old Swedish prøva, from Middle Low German prôven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.

prova (Italian): trial, test, experiment; examination, exam, test;...

Definitions

  1. trial, test, experiment; examination, exam, test;...

Ancestry of “prova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprovareto try, try out, test; to try, attempt, take on;...
2Swedishprövato try, to make an attempt or to sample and...
3Old Swedishprøva—
4Middle Low Germanprôven—
5Old Frenchproverto prove
6Latinprobāre—
7Latinprobō—
8LatinProbus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prova”

  • tiraprove
  • prove
  • controprova
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