prope

Meaning

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)

Concepts

nearly

near

almost

about

close

closely

just now

not far

not far from

practically

near to

next to

not long from now

not quite

as near as makes no difference

roughly

some

virtually

well-nigh

intimately

coming on

close to

nearby

approximately

Synonyms

paene

fere

iuxta

apud

pæne

juxtā

propte

Translations

beinahe

quasi

presque

perto de

casi

gairebé

fast

perto

près

σχεδόν

quase

nabij

schier

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈprɔ.pɛ]

Etymology

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.