English
proximately
From proximate + -ly.
Formed from proximate + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe
Latin prope ‘near’
Latin proximus ‘nearest’
Late Latin proximare ‘to draw near, approach’
Late Latin proximatus
English proximate
Today it means
adv In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “proximately”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / proximately