propterea quod
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From proptereā (“therefore”) + quod (“because”).
Conjunction[edit]
proptereā ... quod
- 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 [...]
- Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae, propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt [...]
References[edit]
- propterea... quod in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.