English
appropry
Appropry comes from Latin appropriō ‘to make one's own, appropriate’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *proprijos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*proprijosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEproprius‘appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own (inalienably)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpropriō‘to appropriate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappropriō‘to make one's own, appropriate’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400approprier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500appropren
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1532appropry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*proprijosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEproprius‘appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own (inalienably)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpropriō‘to appropriate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappropriō‘to make one's own, appropriate’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400approprier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500appropren
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1532appropry
Earliest quotation: a. 1532, William Warham, Letter CXXXV: “And forasmoche as al the religiouse men , to…”
Linked words
through Latin proprius ‘appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper,…’
property, properly, proper, propriety, 8 more
through Latin propriō ‘to appropriate’
Today it means
verb To appropriate (for); to set apart.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *proprijos / appropry