myEtymology.com: English etymology of proxemics

Etymology of the English word proxemics

the English word proxemics

derived from the English word proximity

derived from the Old French word proximite

derived from the Latin word proximitas (near relationship; resemblance; similarity)

derived from the Latin word proximus (next; nearest, closest, next; neighbor; nearest one)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

using the English suffix -emics

Word found in Modern English