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Where does “proximus” come from?

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

proximus (Latin): nearest, next; adjoining; superlative degree of...

Definitions

  1. nearest, next; adjoining; superlative degree of...

Ancestry of “proximus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “proximus”

  • proximity
  • proximal
  • proximate
  • proximally
  • proximately
  • proxemics
  • interproximal
  • proxime
  • proximalmost
  • prochein
  • proximad
  • proximateness
  • midproximal
  • proximality
  • dorsoproximal
  • distoproximal
  • proximitous
  • medioproximal
  • distoproximally
  • caudoproximal
  • lateroproximal
  • ventroproximal
  • ventroproximally
  • medioproximally
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