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/əpˈɹəʊpɹiət/uh-PROH-pree-uht
/əpˈɹoʊpɹiət/uh-PROH-pree-uht
Meaningto make one’s property
Common meaning: suitable
Other meanings: or, to take for oneself
- apto, towards (form of ad-)
- proprnear; one's ownLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1472 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘near’ → appropriate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin prope; proprius ‘near; one's own’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry prope, p. 1472 · dictionary scan
Roots
- prope; proprius Latin “near; one's own”
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