propter

Etymology
For *propiter, from. Compare with and.

The accusative is from used adverbially.

Adverb

 * 1) near, at hand, hard by

Preposition

 * 1) near, close to, hard by
 * 2) because of, on account of, for, according to
 * 3)  through, by means of
 * 1)  through, by means of
 * 1)  through, by means of