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Where does “propinquent” come from?

propinquent (English) comes from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from Latin propinquus, from Latin hinc, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic — resin.

propinquent (English): nearby; close at hand

Definitions

  1. nearby; close at hand

Ancestry of “propinquent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpropinquite—
2Middle Frenchpropinquité—
3Latinpropinquitasnearness, propinquity, proximity; connection,...
4Latinpropinquusnear, neighboring; near, at hand, not far off;...
5Latinhinchence, from this place; henceforth; because of...
6Latinhīc—
7Latinheic—
8Latinhicthis; these; this one; this ; these ones ; these...
9Proto-Italichek(e)—
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “propinquent”

  • propinquity
  • appropinquity
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