Etymograph

English

propitiously

From propitious + -ly.

A compound of propitious + -ly

Latin propitius ‘favorable, well-disposed, kind’

Old French propicius ‘merciful’

English propitious

Today it means

adv In a propitious manner.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “propitiously”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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