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