Where does “proche” come from?
proche (Old French) comes from Old French prochain, from Vulgar Latin propeanus, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “proche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | prochain | next |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | propeanus | — |
| 3 | Latin | prope | near, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prokʷe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “proche”