Where does “propre” come from?
propre (Middle English) comes from Old French propre, from Latin prōprius — appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own.
Ancestry of “propre”, step by step
propre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French propre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | propre | own; proper, appropriate, correct; special |
| 2 | Latin | prōprius | appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own |
via Anglo-Norman proper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | proper | Alternative form of propre |
| 2 | Latin | proprius | own, individual; special, particular,... |
Words derived from “propre”