Latin
prope
‘near’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prope.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin prope, most familiar first.
- approach ← aprochen ← aprochier ← appropiāre
- proximate ← proximatus ← proximare ← proximus
- rapprochement ← rapprocher ← approcher ← aprochier ← appropiāre
- propinquity ← propinquite ← propinquité
- prochein ← prochain ← propeānus
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Etymograph / Latin prope