Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), philosopher, jurist, and reformer. From classical Latin propinquuspropinque + -ous.
Definition of propinquous in US English:
propinquous
adjectiveprəˈpɪŋkwəs
= propinquitous.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), philosopher, jurist, and reformer. From classical Latin propinquus propinque + -ous.