propterea quod

Latin

Etymology

From proptereā (“therefore”) + quod (“because”).

Conjunction

proptereā ... quod

1. 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 [...]

References

• propterea... quod in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.