Where does “prochain” come from?

prochain (French) comes from Old French prochain, from Vulgar Latin propeanus, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prochain (French): upcoming; nearby; next

Definitions

  1. upcoming; nearby; next

Ancestry of “prochain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprochainnext
2Vulgar Latinpropeanus—
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

Words derived from “prochain”

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