propiedad

/pɾopjeˈdad/ · A2 · noun · f

propriety

🏠🔑 propiedad = property: propio (own) + -dad (-ty), the state of owning

From Latin proprietas, built on proprius (one's own). Spanish -dad matches English -ty, so propiedad lines up with property and propriety. Same root as propio (own) and apropiar (to appropriate).

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