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proximus.

neighbor; nearest one;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈprɔk.sɪ.mʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɔk.si.mus]

  1. nearest, next

    declension-1 · declension-2 · superlative

  2. adjoining

    declension-1 · declension-2 · superlative

  3. of time – the nearest (in time); of the future: next, following; of the past: most recent, very recently, last

    declension-1 · declension-2 · superlative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos Latin proximus From Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos, from *prokʷe (whence prope). See also -issimus. Compare typologically English next (<< Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est).

noun[ˈprɔk.sɪ.mʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɔk.si.mus]

  1. nearest person

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. next person, next one

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. neighbour

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos Latin proximus From Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos, from *prokʷe (whence prope). See also -issimus. Compare typologically English next (<< Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est).

adv[ˈprɔk.sɪ.mʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɔk.si.mus]

  1. superlative degree of prope

    form-of · superlative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos Latin proximus From Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos, from *prokʷe (whence prope). See also -issimus. Compare typologically English next (<< Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est).

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