Where does “proue” come from?
proue (Middle French) comes from Italian prua, from Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “proue”, step by step
proue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian prua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | prua | prow, bow |
| 2 | Latin | prōra | prow |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρῷρα | The front part of a ship; bow, prow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |