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.