Etymograph

English

proxime

Proxime comes from Latin proximus, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*prokʷe1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*prokʷism̥mos1reconstructedderived within Proto-Indo-European
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEproximus2
  4. Englishtodayproxime2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin proximus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English proxime

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*prokʷeWiktionary, Latin proximusreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*prokʷism̥mosWiktionary, Latin proximusreconstructedderived within Proto-Indo-European
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEproximusWiktionary, English proxime
  4. EnglishtodayproximeWiktionary, English proxime

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe

rapprochement, 5 more

Today it means

adj Next; following; immediately preceding or following.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “proxime”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin proximus. 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 / Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe / proxime

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