Where does “apropișor” come from?

apropișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian aproape, from Latin ad prope, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “apropișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianaproapenear, close, nearby
2Latinad propenear
3Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe →