Where does “nonproximate” come from?
nonproximate (English) comes from English proximate, from Latin proximatus, from Latin proximare, from Latin proximus, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
nonproximate (English): Not proximate
Definitions
- Not proximate
Ancestry of “nonproximate”, step by step
nonproximate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proximate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proximate | Close or closest; adjacent; Immediately preceding... |
| 2 | Latin | proximatus | |
| 3 | Latin | proximare | present active infinitive of proximō;... |
| 4 | Latin | proximus | nearest, next; adjoining; superlative degree of... |
| 5 | Latin | prope | near, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prokʷe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |