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Where does “propre” come from?

propre (Norman) comes from Old French propre, from Latin prōprius.

propre (Norman): clean

Definitions

  1. clean

Ancestry of “propre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpropreown; proper, appropriate, correct; special
2Latinprōprius—

Words derived from “propre”

  • malpropre
  • proprément
Every word from Latin prōprius →