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proprius.

appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own (inalienably)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈprɔ.pri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɔp.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɔː.pri.us][ˈprɔp.ri.us]

  1. appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own (inalienably)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. belonging to oneself as property, or goods: (one's) own (alienably)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. particular to one individual, group, or case: characteristic, distinctive, eccentric, idiosyncratic, individual, specialized

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    nōmen proprium

  4. going on without end: lasting, constant, permanent, perpetual

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  5. not shared with others: personal, private, exclusive

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  6. proper to, characteristic of a given set of persons or things

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  7. proper, literal, strict concrete, specific

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  8. proper, literal, strict used of proper nouns

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Italic *prijos Proto-Italic *proprijos Latin proprius Most likely from Proto-Italic *pro- + *prijos (“own, dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“dear”). Since pro- can hardly be explained as a nominal prefix, Forssman (2004) explains it as having been extended to the adjective from the verb propriāre, once-attested as propriāssit. Cognate to Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá, “dear”), Russian прия́тель (prijátelʹ, “buddy, mate”) and Russian прия́тный (prijátnyj, “pleasant”), Welsh rhydd (“free”), English free. Other suggestions include: * for *proprīvus, from the root of prīvus (“individual”), from Proto-Indo-European *prey-wo-s (“being in front”). * for *propatrius, from pro- + pater, meaning “from one's forefathers”, taking Ancient Greek προπάτωρ (propátōr, “forefather”) as comparison.

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