Where does “proper” come from?

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

proper (Catalan): near, close; neighbouring; next

Definitions

  1. near, close; neighbouring; next

Ancestry of “proper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpropnear, nearby; near to; about, around, roughly
2Old Catalanprop—
3Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →