propinquite

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French propinquité or its etymon, Latin propinquitās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɔˌpinkwiˈteː/, /prɔˈpinkwiteː/

Noun

propinquite (uncountable) (rare, literary, Late Middle English)

  1. closeness, proximity
  2. relation, kinship

Descendants

  • English: propinquity

References

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