LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

proavus

proavus m (genitive proavī)
Classical[ˈpro.a.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.a.vus]

Meaning

  1. masculinegreat-grandfather
  2. masculineforefather, ancestor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeproavusproavī
genitiveproavīproavōrum
proavum
dativeproavōproavīs
accusativeproavumproavōs
ablativeproavōproavīs
vocativeproaveproavī

prŏ-ăvus, i (
I. gen. plur. proavūm, Stat. Th. 10, 807), m.
I. A grandfather's or grandmother's father, a great-grandfather (class.): pater, avus, proavus, abavus, atavus, tritavus, Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 5; cf. id. Mil. 2, 4, 20: proavus et avus, Cic. Mur. 7, 15; cf. Dig. 38, 10, 1; 10.—
II. Transf., forefather, ancestor: in censurā de proavo multum cogitato tuo, i. e. of Appius Claudius Cœcus, Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 4; Curt. 6, 11, 26; Hor. A. P. 270; Ov. Am. 3, 15, 5; Stat. Th. 10, 807: felices proavorum atavi, Juv. 3, 312.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinproavus

Latin avus Latin proavus From pro- + avus.

Quick answers

What does proavus mean in Latin?
proavus, a noun, means “great-grandfather; forefather, ancestor”.
What is the genitive of proavus?
The genitive singular is proavī. proavus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce proavus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpro.a.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.a.vus].
Where does proavus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin proavus.