Where does “proxime” come from?

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

proxime (English): next; immediately preceding or following

Definitions

  1. next; immediately preceding or following

Ancestry of “proxime”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →