approximo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- +‎ proximō (draw near, approach).

Pronunciation

Verb

approximō (present infinitive approximāre, perfect active approximāvī, supine approximātum); first conjugation

  1. to be or draw near to, approach
  2. to approximate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Inherited:
    • Old Franco-Provençal: aproismar, aproimar
      • Franco-Provençal: approîmar
    • Old French: aproismier, aproismer, aprismer
      • Franc-Comtois: aprimai
      • Poitevin-Saintongeais: s'apremer
    • Old Lombard: aprosmar
    • Old Occitan: aprosmar, aproimar
      • Occitan: aproimar, apromar
  • Borrowed:

References

Further reading

  • approximo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • approximo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.