Where does “prop” come from?

prop (Old Catalan) comes from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “prop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prop

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe