prope

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

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

Prep

1. (with-accusative) near
2. (figuratively, with-accusative) towards, about (in time)

Sinonieme

paene

fere

iuxta

apud

pæne

juxtā

propte

Vertalings

near

nearly

quasi

beinahe

almost

perto

presque

perto de

gairebé

fast

σχεδόν

près

quase

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈprɔ.pɛ]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe, from *pro- + *-kʷe (equivalent to Latin pro + -que). The expected form would accordingly be *proque. The second -p- is probably due to assimilation. Compare the reverse development in quinque, coquo, which was hindered here by the initial cluster pr-. A less likely explanation is borrowing from Oscan, where -𐌐𐌄 (-pe) is the regular reflex.
The change from locative/ablative to accusative is caused by the adverbial suffix.