Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “propre” come from?

propre (Old French) comes from Latin prōprius.

propre (Old French): own; proper, appropriate, correct; special

Definitions

  1. own; proper, appropriate, correct; special

Ancestry of “propre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōprius—

Words derived from “propre”

  • proper
  • properly
  • props
  • properness
  • unproper
  • nonproper
  • unproperly
  • pseudoproper
  • superproper
  • amour propre
  • unproperness
  • propre
  • amour-propre
  • malpropreté
  • malpropre
  • malproprement
  • proprement
  • propreté
  • propret
  • improprement
  • proper
  • proper
  • proper
  • propre
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