propinquo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin propinquus.

Adjective

propinquo (feminine propinqua, masculine plural propinqui, feminine plural propinque)

1. next, near; neighbouring/neighboring
2. similar

Further reading

• propinquo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proˈpin.kʷoː/, [prɔˈpɪŋkʷoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈpin.kwo/, [proˈpiŋkwo]

Adjective

propinquō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of propinquus

Verb

propinquō (present infinitive propinquāre, perfect active propinquāvī, supine propinquātum); first conjugation

1. to bring near; to hasten
2. to draw near; to approach

Descendants

• Old Occitan: probencar

References

• “propinquo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “propinquo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• propinquo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “prŏpĭnquus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 453