propago

See also: propagó and propagò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpāgō.

Noun

propago (plural propagos)

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Verb

propago

1. first-person singular present indicative of propagar

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Verb

propago

1. first-person singular present indicative of propagare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proːˈpaː.ɡoː/, [proːˈpäːɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈpa.ɡo/, [proˈpäːɡo]

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of prōpāgō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		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
		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
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	prōpāgā	—	—	prōpāgāte	—
	future	—	prōpāgātō	prōpāgātō	—	prōpāgātōte	prōpāgantō
passive	present	—	prōpāgāre	—	—	prōpāgāminī	—
	future	—	prōpāgātor	prōpāgātor	—	—	prōpāgantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōpāgāre	prōpāgāvisse	prōpāgātūrum esse	prōpāgārī	prōpāgātum esse	prōpāgātum īrī
participles		prōpāgāns	—	prōpāgātūrus	—	prōpāgātus	prōpāgandus
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 prōpāgō above. Compare planta.

Alternative forms

• prōpāgēs

Noun

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

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	prōpāgō	prōpāginēs
Genitive	prōpāginis	prōpāginum
Dative	prōpāginī	prōpāginibus
Accusative	prōpāginem	prōpāginēs
Ablative	prōpāgine	prōpāginibus
Vocative	prōpāgō	prōpāginēs

Descendants

• Old French: provain
  • French: provin
  • → English: provine
• ⇒ Italian: propaggine
• → 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, 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, 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/

• (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

1. first-person singular present indicative of propagar

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

propago

1. first-person singular present indicative of propagar