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propago

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See also: propagó and propagò

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin prōpāgō.

Noun

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propago (plural propagos)

  1. (horticulture) A layer or branch laid down to root

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propago

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propagar

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /proˈpa.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Hyphenation: pro‧pà‧go

Verb

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propago

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propagare

Latin

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Etymology 1

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From prō- and Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (to attach) (whence pangō).

Verb

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prōpāgō (present infinitive prōpāgāre, perfect active prōpāgāvī, supine prōpāgātum); first conjugation

  1. to propagate
  2. to extend, enlarge, increase
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Etymology 2

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From prōpāgō above. Compare planta.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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prōpāgō f (genitive prōpāginis); third declension

  1. (botany) set, layer, shoot (of a plant, for propagation)
  2. offspring, descendant, child
  3. children, race, breed, stock, progeny; posterity
Declension
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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōpāgō prōpāginēs
genitive prōpāginis prōpāginum
dative prōpāginī prōpāginibus
accusative prōpāginem prōpāginēs
ablative prōpāgine prōpāginibus
vocative prōpāgō prōpāginēs
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References

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  • propago”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • propago”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • propago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to enlarge the boundaries of a kingdom: fines (imperii) propagare, extendere, (longius) proferre
    • to win renown amongst posterity by some act: nomen suum posteritati aliqua re commendare, propagare, prodere
  • propago in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 787
  • Palmer, L.R. (1906) The Latin Language, London, Faber and Faber

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɡu
  • Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧go

Verb

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propago

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propagar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈpaɡo/ [pɾoˈpa.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Syllabification: pro‧pa‧go

Verb

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propago

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propagar