Where does “apropos” come from?

Apropos comes from French à propos, literally meaning "to the purpose" or "concerning the matter at hand."

apropos (English): Of an appropriate or pertinent nature; by the...

Definitions

  1. Of an appropriate or pertinent nature; by the...

Ancestry of “apropos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchà proposopportunely, at the right time, just in time; by...

Words derived from “apropos

Every word from French à propos