Where does “proximateness” come from?
proximateness (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.
proximateness (English): Quality of being proximate
Definitions
- Quality of being proximate
Ancestry of “proximateness”, step by step
proximateness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |