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prope.

near, nearby, nigh, close

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈprɔ.pɛ]Classical-Latin[ˈprɔː.pe]

  1. near, nearby, nigh, close

  2. close in time

  3. almost, nearly

  4. better (as an approximation)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe, from *pro- + *-kʷe (equivalent to Latin pro + -que). The expected form would accordingly be *proque. The second -p- is probably due to assimilation. Compare the reverse development in quinque, coquo, which was hindered here by the initial cluster pr-. A less likely explanation is borrowing from Oscan, where -𐌐𐌄 (-pe) is the regular reflex. Alternatively, from an iterative preverb *propro with dissimilatory loss of the second *-r-, from a reduplication of *pro-. The change from locative/ablative to accusative is caused by the adverbial suffix.

prep[ˈprɔ.pɛ]Classical-Latin[ˈprɔː.pe]

  1. near

    with-accusative
    Domus mea prope lacum est.

  2. towards, about (in time)

    figuratively · with-accusative
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe, from *pro- + *-kʷe (equivalent to Latin pro + -que). The expected form would accordingly be *proque. The second -p- is probably due to assimilation. Compare the reverse development in quinque, coquo, which was hindered here by the initial cluster pr-. A less likely explanation is borrowing from Oscan, where -𐌐𐌄 (-pe) is the regular reflex. Alternatively, from an iterative preverb *propro with dissimilatory loss of the second *-r-, from a reduplication of *pro-. The change from locative/ablative to accusative is caused by the adverbial suffix.

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