approximo

Latin

Alternative forms

adproximō

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [apˈprɔk.sɪ.moː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [apˈprɔk.si.mo]

Verb

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

to be or draw near to, approach
to approximate

Conjugation

Conjugation of approximō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	approximō	approximās		approximat	approximāmus	approximātis		approximant
	imperfect	approximābam	approximābās		approximābat	approximābāmus	approximābātis		approximābant
	future	approximābō	approximābis		approximābit	approximābimus	approximābitis		approximābunt
	perfect	approximāvī	approximāvistī		approximāvit	approximāvimus	approximāvistis		approximāvērunt, approximāvēre
	pluperfect	approximāveram	approximāverās		approximāverat	approximāverāmus	approximāverātis		approximāverant
	future perfect	approximāverō	approximāveris		approximāverit	approximāverimus	approximāveritis		approximāverint
passive	present	approximor	approximāris, approximāre		approximātur	approximāmur	approximāminī		approximantur
	imperfect	approximābar	approximābāris, approximābāre		approximābātur	approximābāmur	approximābāminī		approximābantur
	future	approximābor	approximāberis, approximābere		approximābitur	approximābimur	approximābiminī		approximābuntur
	perfect	approximātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	approximātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	approximātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	approximem	approximēs		approximet	approximēmus	approximētis		approximent
	imperfect	approximārem	approximārēs		approximāret	approximārēmus	approximārētis		approximārent
	perfect	approximāverim	approximāverīs		approximāverit	approximāverīmus	approximāverītis		approximāverint
	pluperfect	approximāvissem	approximāvissēs		approximāvisset	approximāvissēmus	approximāvissētis		approximāvissent
passive	present	approximer	approximēris, approximēre		approximētur	approximēmur	approximēminī		approximentur
	imperfect	approximārer	approximārēris, approximārēre		approximārētur	approximārēmur	approximārēminī		approximārentur
	perfect	approximātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	approximātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	approximā		—	—	approximāte		—
active	future	—	approximātō		approximātō	—	approximātōte		approximantō
passive	present	—	approximāre		—	—	approximāminī		—
passive	future	—	approximātor		approximātor	—	—		approximantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		approximāre		approximārī		approximāns		—
future		approximātūrum esse		approximātum īrī		approximātūrus		approximandus
perfect		approximāvisse		approximātum esse		—		approximātus
future perfect		—		approximātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		approximātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		approximandī	approximandō		approximandum	approximandō	approximātum		approximātū

Derived terms

approximātiō

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:
- → Catalan: aproximar
- → English: approximate
- → Galician: aproximar
- → Italian: approssimare
- → Old French: approximer
  - French: approximer
- → Portuguese: aproximar
- → Romanian: aproxima
- → Spanish: aproximar

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “approximare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 55