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)

1. closeness, proximity
2. relation, kinship

Descendants

• English: propinquity

References

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