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Where does “pròxim” come from?

pròxim (Catalan) comes from Latin proximus, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pròxim (Catalan): next; near, nearby

Definitions

  1. next; near, nearby

Ancestry of “pròxim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproximusnearest, next; adjoining; superlative degree of...
2Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pròxim”

  • aproximar
  • aproximatiu
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