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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Pacuvius|origins=ine-pro *peh₂ǵ-}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [proːˈpaː.ɡeːs]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [proˈpaː.d͡ʒes]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''prōpāgēs''' ''f'' (genitive prōpāgis); third declension^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is from [[m|la|prō-]] and [[pangō]] “to fix” with [[m|la|-ēs]], like [[compāgēs]] from ⟨compingō⟩; compare [[prōpāgō]].^(OLD 2012)^(TLL)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨pangō⟩ to [[ine-pro|*ph₂-n-ǵ-|t=to attach]] and derives nouns in ⟨-pāgēs⟩ from the full grade ⟨*pāg-⟩.^(de Vaan 2008)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ Köbler's earliest source is Pacuvius.^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Pacuvius 220–130 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant a layer or set of a plant, for the usual [[prōpāgō]], and so offspring, progeny, that which continues a stock.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 220–130 BC – Pacuvius uses it.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Noun===
+ # A layer, set (of a plant).^(Lewis & Short 1879)
+ # [[m|en|offspring|alt=Offspring]], progeny.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[prōpāgō]]
+ * [[pangō]]
+ * [[compāgēs]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}