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- Proto-Indo-European*prokʷe
- Proto-Indo-European*prokʷism̥mos
- Latinproximus
- Latinproximō
- Late Latinproximātus
- English todayproximate
From Late Latin proximātus, past participle of proximāre (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”).
Words from the same roots
Latinproximus all →
proximalProxima Centauriproxime
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.