English → Latin
“proximately” in Latin
propenear, nearby, nigh, close; close in time; almost, nearlycūrwhy; for what reason; wherefore; to what purpose; from what motive
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
proximately
perhaps *proxime; or by circumlocution with proximus: anything was proximately the cause of, *aliquid proxima fuit causa alicujus rei or cur, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for proximately?
- The usual Latin words for “proximately” are prope, cūr. 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.