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

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

Ancestry of “prop”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Catalan	prop	—
2	Latin	prope	near, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
3	Proto-Indo-European	prokʷe	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
5	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “prop”

proper
apropar
propdit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe →