Where does “proavia” come from?

proavia (Latin) comes from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

proavia (Latin): great-grandmother

Definitions

  1. great-grandmother

Ancestry of “proavia”, step by step

proavia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōfor
2Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
3Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
4Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Latin avia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaviagrandmother; groundsel; singular feminine...
2Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-