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propinquus.

relative;

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[prɔˈpɪŋ.kʊs]Classical-Latin[proˈpiŋ.kʷus]
  1. near, nearby, neighboring

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. near, at hand, not far off

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. resembling, similar, like, alike

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. kindred, related

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin prop(e) Latin (h)inc Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin propinquus From prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus. Compare longinquus. Or the ending may come from some Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo- seen in Ancient Greek ἀλλοδ-απός (allod-após), ποδ-απός (pod-após) (their first parts here correspond to Latin aliud, quod) etc. See also Proto-Germanic *-ungō.

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