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“immediate” in Latin
ipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual; specific reference to the chief, the leader, the one, etc., used to distpropenear, nearby, nigh, close; close in time; almost, nearly
The English word immediate itself goes back to Latin medius, through immediātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
immediate
Without the intervention of anything else, ipse (per se): proximus (the next): nullo interveniente. An immediate cause, causa efficiens: absoluta et perfecta per se (the immediate efficient cause); causa proxima or adjuvans et proxima (i. e., the nearest cause, but itself depending on a remoter cause, the causa perfecta et principalis).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for immediate?
- The usual Latin words for “immediate” are ipse, prope. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.