propterea quod
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom proptereā (“therefore”) + quod (“because”).
Conjunction
editproptereā ... quod
- because, since
- c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.1:
- Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae, propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt [...]
- Of all these, the Belgae are the bravest, because they are furthest from the civilization and refinement of [our] Province [...]
- Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae, propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt [...]
References
edit- propterea... quod in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.