English
reproach
Reproach comes from Old French reprochier ‘to chastise’, from Latin propriō ‘to appropriate’, and ultimately from 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’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*repropiōreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reprochier‘to chastise’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500reprochen
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1604reproach
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*repropiōreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reprochier‘to chastise’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500reprochen
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1604reproach
Earliest quotation: c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure: “I thought your marriage fit; else imputation, / For…”
A compound of *pro- ‘pro-’ + *prijos
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘toward, forward’
Proto-Italic *pro- ‘pro-’
Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’
Proto-Indo-European *priHós ‘pleased’
Proto-Italic *prijos
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *proprijos
through Latin proprius ‘appropriate to oneself: (one's) proper,…’
property, proper, propriety, 9 more
through Latin propriō ‘to appropriate’
Today it means
noun A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *proprijos / reproach