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Where does “prop” come from?

prop (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan prop, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prop (Catalan): near, nearby; near to; about, around, roughly

Definitions

  1. near, nearby; near to; about, around, roughly

Ancestry of “prop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanprop—
2Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prop”

  • apropar
  • proper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →