"proximo-" meaning in English

See proximo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: proxim- [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos Latin proximus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English proximo- From proximal. By surface analysis, proxim- + -o-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|la:proximus|-o-<id:connective>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos Latin proximus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English proximo- [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "proximus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "connective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "connective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "connective", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ο-", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-o-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-o-", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "proximo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="proximo-">, {{surf|en|proxim-|-o-}} By surface analysis, proxim- + -o- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} proximo-
  1. ISV combining form denoting proximal location or vector Tags: morpheme Coordinate_terms: disto-

Alternative forms

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