propago

See also: propagó and propagò

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Italic *pro-

Latin prō-

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-

Latin prōpāgōbor.

English propago

Borrowed from Latin prōpāgō.

Noun

propago (plural propagines)

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾuˈpa.ɣu]
IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾoˈpa.ɣo]

Verb

propago

first-person singular present indicative of propagar

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Verb

propago

first-person singular present indicative of propagare

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [proːˈpaː.ɡoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [proˈpaː.ɡo]

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

to propagate
to extend, enlarge, increase

Conjugation

Conjugation of prōpāgō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	prōpāgō	prōpāgās		prōpāgat	prōpāgāmus	prōpāgātis		prōpāgant
	imperfect	prōpāgābam	prōpāgābās		prōpāgābat	prōpāgābāmus	prōpāgābātis		prōpāgābant
	future	prōpāgābō	prōpāgābis		prōpāgābit	prōpāgābimus	prōpāgābitis		prōpāgābunt
	perfect	prōpāgāvī	prōpāgāvistī		prōpāgāvit	prōpāgāvimus	prōpāgāvistis		prōpāgāvērunt, prōpāgāvēre
	pluperfect	prōpāgāveram	prōpāgāverās		prōpāgāverat	prōpāgāverāmus	prōpāgāverātis		prōpāgāverant
	future perfect	prōpāgāverō	prōpāgāveris		prōpāgāverit	prōpāgāverimus	prōpāgāveritis		prōpāgāverint
passive	present	prōpāgor	prōpāgāris, prōpāgāre		prōpāgātur	prōpāgāmur	prōpāgāminī		prōpāgantur
	imperfect	prōpāgābar	prōpāgābāris, prōpāgābāre		prōpāgābātur	prōpāgābāmur	prōpāgābāminī		prōpāgābantur
	future	prōpāgābor	prōpāgāberis, prōpāgābere		prōpāgābitur	prōpāgābimur	prōpāgābiminī		prōpāgābuntur
	perfect	prōpāgātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōpāgātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōpāgātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	prōpāgem	prōpāgēs		prōpāget	prōpāgēmus	prōpāgētis		prōpāgent
	imperfect	prōpāgārem	prōpāgārēs		prōpāgāret	prōpāgārēmus	prōpāgārētis		prōpāgārent
	perfect	prōpāgāverim	prōpāgāverīs		prōpāgāverit	prōpāgāverīmus	prōpāgāverītis		prōpāgāverint
	pluperfect	prōpāgāvissem	prōpāgāvissēs		prōpāgāvisset	prōpāgāvissēmus	prōpāgāvissētis		prōpāgāvissent
passive	present	prōpāger	prōpāgēris, prōpāgēre		prōpāgētur	prōpāgēmur	prōpāgēminī		prōpāgentur
	imperfect	prōpāgārer	prōpāgārēris, prōpāgārēre		prōpāgārētur	prōpāgārēmur	prōpāgārēminī		prōpāgārentur
	perfect	prōpāgātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	prōpāgātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	prōpāgā		—	—	prōpāgāte		—
active	future	—	prōpāgātō		prōpāgātō	—	prōpāgātōte		prōpāgantō
passive	present	—	prōpāgāre		—	—	prōpāgāminī		—
passive	future	—	prōpāgātor		prōpāgātor	—	—		prōpāgantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		prōpāgāre		prōpāgārī		prōpāgāns		—
future		prōpāgātūrum esse		prōpāgātum īrī		prōpāgātūrus		prōpāgandus
perfect		prōpāgāvisse		prōpāgātum esse		—		prōpāgātus
future perfect		—		prōpāgātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		prōpāgātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		prōpāgandī	prōpāgandō		prōpāgandum	prōpāgandō	prōpāgātum		prōpāgātū

Derived terms

prōpāgātiō

Descendants

Catalan: propagar
English: propagate
French: propager
Galician: propagar
Ido: propagar
Italian: propagare
Occitan: propagar
Portuguese: propagar
Romanian: propaga
Sicilian: prupagari
Spanish: propagar

Etymology 2

From the verb prōpāgō above +‎ -ō, -inis (nominal agent suffix). Compare planta.

Alternative forms

prōpāgēs

Noun

prōpāgō f (genitive prōpāginis); third declension

(botany) set, layer, shoot (of a plant, for propagation)
offspring, descendant, child
children, race, breed, stock, progeny; posterity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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

Descendants

Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: parpaghine, parpajine, parpaine
  - Campidanese: brabania
  - Logudorese: prabaina, prebaina, probaina
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: propaggine
- Neapolitan: propaina, propaiena, propaneia
- Sicilian: prupania, purpania
Gallo-Italic:
- Ligurian: proaña
- Piedmontese: provàna
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: provain
  - French: provin
    - ⇒ English: provine
Ibero-Romance:
- Spanish: probaña, probaje (Salamanca), provena (rare)
- Portuguese: pervage (rare, dialectal)
Borrowings:
- → English: propago

References

“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 (16 July 2016 (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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpa.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpa.ɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈpa.ɡu/ [pɾuˈpa.ɣu]

Rhymes: -aɡu
Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧go

Verb

propago

first-person singular present indicative of propagar

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

propago

first-person singular present indicative of propagar