English

Pangea Proxima

Pangea Proxima comes from Latin proximus ‘nearest, next’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*prokʷereconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*prokʷism̥mosreconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEproximusas proxima‘nearest, next’
EnglishtodayPangea Proxima

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*prokʷereconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*prokʷism̥mosreconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEproximusas proxima‘nearest, next’
EnglishtodayPangea Proxima

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe

rapprochement, 3 more

through Latin proximus ‘nearest, next’

proximity, proximal, proximate, 1 more

Today it means

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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe / Pangea Proxima

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