approximo

Latin

Alternative forms

adproximō

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /apˈprok.si.moː/, [äpˈprɔks̠ɪmoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /apˈprok.si.mo/, [äpˈprɔksimo]

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		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		approximāre	approximāvisse	approximātūrum esse	approximārī	approximātum esse	approximātum īrī
participles		approximāns	—	approximātūrus	—	approximātus	approximandus
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
- → Italian: approssimare
- → Old French: approximer
  - French: approximer
- → Portuguese: aproximar
- → Romanian: aproxima
- → Spanish: aproximar

References

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