English
proximative
From proximate + -ive, by apparent analogy with obviative.
Formed from proximate + -ive
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
noun Synonym of proximate.
Sources
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Etymograph / proximative