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Etymology of the English word appropriate

the English word appropriate
derived from the Latin word appropriatus
derived from the Latin word appropriare (appropriate, make one's own)
derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Medieval Latin word proprius (special; own, very own; individual)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per
derived from the Latin word propior (nearer, closer; more recent)
derived from the Latin word propriare

Date

The earliest known usage of appropriate in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

appropriable, inappropriate, misappropriate, appropriated, appropriating

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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