prope etymology

Latin word prope comes from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-, Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (Forms distributives from interrogatives.. And.)

Detailed word origin of prope

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*pr̥- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*-kʷe Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Forms distributives from interrogatives.. And.
*prokʷe Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
prope Latin (lat) (figuratively) close in time. Almost, nearly. Better (as an approximation). Near, nigh (figuratively) towards, about (in time). Near, near by.

Words with the same origin as prope

Descendants of *-kʷe
atque cumque itaque namque neque pleraque plerique plerumque propter proximo proximus quicumque quisque quocumque quoque ubique undique uterque utique utque utrimque