Where does “propter” come from?
propter (Latin) comes from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
propter (Latin): near, at hand, hard by; near, close to, hard by;...
Definitions
- near, at hand, hard by; near, close to, hard by;...
Ancestry of “propter”, step by step
| 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 |
Words derived from “propter”