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
- near, neighboring; near, at hand, not far off;...
Ancestry of “propinquus”, step by step
propinquus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin hinc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hinc | hence, from this place; henceforth; because of... |
| 2 | Latin | hīc | this; these in the plural |
| 3 | Latin | heic | — |
| 4 | Latin | hic | this; these in the plural |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hek(e) | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Latin prope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prope | near, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | prokʷe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin prop(e)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prop(e) | — |