Etymology

prox-

Today it means: Nearness, proximity. Full definition →

English proximityclip. ← Middle French proximité ← Latin proximitās
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*prokʷe
  2. Proto-Indo-European*prokʷism̥mos
  3. Latinproximus
  4. Latinproximitās
  5. Middle Frenchproximité
  6. Englishproximityclip.
  7. English todayprox-

Clipping of proximity.

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