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Why did historical linguists impute propitius to PIE *per-1? What semantic notions underlie them? All boldenings are mine. propitiation (n.) late 14c., propiciacioun, "atonement, expiation," fr...
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How does propitius ( “favorable, well-disposed") semantically relate to PIE root *per- (1) "forward")?
- How does propitius (“favorable, well-disposed") semantically relate to PIE root *per- (1) "forward")?
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How does propitius ( “favorable, well-disposed") semantically relate to PIE root *per- (1) "forward")?
Why did historical linguists impute [*propitius*](https://www.etymonline.com/word/propitiation?ref=etymonline_crossreference) to PIE _*[per-<sup>1</sup>](https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/indoeurop.html#IR082300)_? What semantic notions underlie them? All boldenings are mine. > # propitiation (n.) > > late 14c., propiciacioun, "atonement, expiation," from Late Latin propitiationem (nominative propitiatio) "an atonement," noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin propitiare "appease, propitiate," from propitius "favorable, gracious, kind, well-disposed." The current explanation of this (as of de Vaan) is that it represents \*propre-tio-, from PIE \*propro "on and on, ever further" (source also of Sanskrit pra-pra "on and on," Greek pro-pro "before, on and on"), from root **[\*per-](https://www.etymonline.com/word/*per-?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_52721 "Etymology, meaning and definition of *per- ") (1) "forward," hence "in front of, toward, near."** It is thus related to Latin prope "near."