Where does “proximity” come from?
Proximity comes from English proximate, from French -ité, from Latin -itas (a suffix forming abstract nouns), from Latin proximus meaning "nearest," from Latin prope meaning "near," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.
proximity (English): Closeness; the state of being near as in space,...
Definitions
- Closeness; the state of being near as in space,...
Ancestry of “proximity”, step by step
proximity 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 Middle French proximité
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | proximité | — |
| 2 | Latin | proximitas | proximity, nearness, vicinity; similarity,... |