prope

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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)

Έννοιες

σχεδόν

κοντά

παρά λίγο

ko’da

ακριβής αμέσως

Συνώνυμα

paene

fere

iuxta

apud

pæne

juxtā

propte

Μεταφράσεις

near

nearly

beinahe

almost

quasi

perto de

quase

gairebé

près

fast

presque

perto

casi

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

[ˈprɔ.pɛ]

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.