English → Latin
“proximate” in Latin
neōto spin; weave, interlace, entwineadiuvōto help, assist; to be useful; to cheercausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; cause, judicial process, lawsuit
The English word proximate itself goes back to Latin prope, through proximatus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
proximate
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Proximate causes, causae adjuvantes et proximae (Cic., Fat., 18; opposed to causae perfectae et principales, or primae causae or ipsae causae, Cic.): adjuvantia (plur. participle) causarum (i. e., the circumstances and conditions that enable the true causes to produce their effects, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for proximate?
- The usual Latin words for “proximate” are neō, adiuvō, causa. 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.