"next (coming)" in seven languages
Meaningnext (coming)
Spanish
próximo
/ˈpɾoksimo/
learned
French
prochain
/pʁɔʃɛ̃/
other source · spoken Latin *PROPIĀNUM, from PROPE 'near'
Goes after the noun for times: la semaine prochaine.
Italian
prossimo
/ˈprɔssimo/
learned
Portuguese
próximo
/ˈpɾɔsimu/
learned
Romanian
viitor
/viiˈtor/
other source · Romanian veni 'to come' (Latin VENĪRE)
fem.: viitoare
Catalan
pròxim
/ˈpɾɔksim/
learned
For weeks and months Catalan prefers que ve 'that comes'.
English
next
/nɛkst/
native English · Old English nēahst 'nearest'
English → Italiannext (coming)prossimoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: proximity, approximate.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
PROXIMUM‘nearest’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
'Next' is 'nearest' everywhere — English included. Spanish próximo is the learned twin of inherited prójimo 'fellow man'; French built its own 'near-ish' from PROPE.
English relatives: proximity, approximate
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In a sentence
- esNos vemos la próxima semana.
- frÀ la semaine prochaine.
- itCi vediamo la prossima settimana.
- ptAté a próxima semana.
- roNe vedem săptămâna viitoare.
- caEns veiem la setmana que ve.
- enSee you next week.