Etymology

subproper

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Today it means: Having some of the key characteristics of the proper property (which ones depend on the type of proper property). Full definition →

English proper ← Middle English propre ← Anglo-Norman propre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  13. Proto-Italic*prijos
  14. Proto-Italic*proprijos
  15. Latinpropriu
  16. Anglo-Normanpropre
  17. Middle Englishpropre
  18. Englishproper
  19. English todaysubproper

From sub- + proper.

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