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Where does “propinquus” come from?

propinquus (Latin) comes from Latin hinc, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

propinquus (Latin): near, neighboring; near, at hand, not far off;...

Definitions

  1. near, neighboring; near, at hand, not far off;...

Ancestry of “propinquus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhinchence, from this place; henceforth; because of...
2Latinhīc—
3Latinheic—
4Latinhicthis; these; this one; this ; these ones ; these...
5Proto-Italichek(e)—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “propinquus”

  • perpropinquus
  • propinquaturus
  • propinquatus
  • propinquandus
  • propinquitas
  • appropinquandus
  • propinquans
  • propinquo
  • appropinquaturus
  • appropinquatus
  • adpropinquandus
  • appropinquans
  • appropinquo
  • propinquità
  • propinquo
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