c. 1300 (n.) "the mercy seat," from Late Latin propitiatorium (translating Greek hilasterion in Bible); noun use of neuter singular of propitiatorius "atoning, reconciling," from propitiatus, past participle of propitiare (see propitiation). As an adjective in English from 1550s.
expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture
prophylactic
prophylaxis
propinquity
propitiate
propitiation
propitiatory
propitious
propone
proponent
proport
proportion