propri
one's own
Latin · proprius
Latin proprius 'one's own, particular'. Propri words are about what belongs to someone or fits them: appropriate is fitting for the case, proprietary is owned by one, misappropriate is to take wrongly as one's own.
Memory trick
PROPRIety is OWN manners: PROPRI points to what is one's own or fitting.
Words from this root
- appropriate (ap + propri + ate) — fitting, suitableउचित, उपयुक्त
- appropriately (appropriate + ly) — in a fitting wayउचित ढंग से
- appropriateness (appropriate + ness) — fittingnessऔचित्य
- inappropriate (in + appropriate) — not suitableअनुचित
- inappropriately (inappropriate + ly) — in an unsuitable wayअनुचित ढंग से
- misappropriate (mis + appropriate) — to take for wrong useगबन करना
- proprietary (propri + etary) — owned, held under a brandमालिकाना
- propriety (propri + ety) — proper behaviourशिष्टता, मर्यादा
- impropriety (im + propriety) — behaviour that is not properअशिष्टता, अनुचित व्यवहार
- proprioception (proprio + ception) — sense of one's body positionशरीर की स्थिति का बोध