avo

Meaning

ancestor, forefather

Concepts

ancestor

forefather

grandfather

ancient

forbear

progenitor

ascendant

grandad

granddad

grandpa

grandparent

parent

predecessors

primogenitor

root

avo

granddaddy

eldmother

eldfather

antecedent

ascendent

father

👨‍👦

foregoer

forerunner

gramps

Synonyms

antenato

ascendente

progenitore

trisavolo

abiatico

nonno

bisavolo

bisnonno

avolo

bisarcavolo

a volo

bisavo

trisavola

trisavo

nonnino

avo di Macao

Translations

ancêtre

aïeul

Ahn

antepassado

ancestral

ancestro

antepasado

antepasados

avantpassat

abuelo

Vorfahr

πρόγονος

Ahne

با وباپیر

Hyphenated as

à‧vo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈa.vo/

Etymology

From Latin avus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os. Compare Portuguese avô (“grandfather”) and avó (“grandmother”).