propinquite

Middle English

Alternative forms

propinquitee, propinquyte, propynqwyte

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

closeness, proximity
relation, kinship

Descendants

English: propinquity

References

“propinquitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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