propitius

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) favorable, well-disposed, kind
  2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) propitious

Pronunciado como (IPA)
[prɔˈpɪ.ti.ʊs]
Etimología (Inglés)

From pro- plus an element possibly derived from *peth₂- (“to rush, fly”), so that the original meaning was "falling or rushing forward", hence "eager, well-disposed". Compare Ancient Greek προπετής (propetḗs, “inclined forward”).

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