English
proximity
Proximity comes from Latin proximus, 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 CEproximus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEproximitās
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600proximité
- Englishtodayproximity
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 CEproximus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEproximitās
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600proximité
- Englishtodayproximity
Formed from proximate + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe
Latin prope ‘near’
Latin proximus ‘nearest’
Late Latin proximare ‘to draw near, approach’
Late Latin proximatus
English proximate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe
Today it means
noun Closeness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe / proximity