prope

Etymology
From, from +  (equivalent to  + ). The expected form would accordingly be. The second -p- is probably due to assimilation. Compare the reverse development in, , which was hindered here by the initial cluster pr-. A less likely explanation is borrowing from, where is the regular reflex.

The change from locative/ablative to accusative is caused by the adverbial suffix.

Adverb

 * 1) near, nearby, nigh, close
 * 2) close in time
 * 3) almost, nearly
 * 4) better (as an approximation)
 * 1) better (as an approximation)

Preposition

 * 1) near
 * 2)  towards, about (in time)
 * 1)  towards, about (in time)

Descendants

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