Where does “prochainement” come from?

prochainement (French) comes from French prochain, 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.

prochainement (French): soon

Definitions

  1. soon

Ancestry of “prochainement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprochainupcoming; nearby; next
2Old Frenchprochainnext
3Vulgar Latinpropeanus—
4Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe →