Where does “propterea” come from?

propterea (Latin) comes from Latin eā, from Latin is, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

propterea (Latin): therefore; for that reason

Definitions

  1. therefore; for that reason

Ancestry of “propterea”, step by step

propterea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin eā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineā"she", "it" (referring to feminine nouns), or demonstratively (as a demonstrative pronoun) "this", "that" (likewise referring to feminine nouns)
2Latinishe, it; this or that man, this or that thing;...
3Latineōto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Latin propter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpropternear, at hand, hard by; near, close to, hard by;...
2Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →