Where does “propreté” come from?

propreté (French) comes from French propre, from Old French propre, from Latin prōprius — appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own.

propreté (French): cleanliness; cleanness

Definitions

  1. cleanliness; cleanness

Ancestry of “propreté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpropreclean; house-trained; own
2Old Frenchpropreown; proper, appropriate, correct; special
3Latinprōpriusappropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own

Words derived from “propreté”

Every word from Latin prōprius →Every word from Old French propre →Every word from French propre →