proximate
adjective
[ ˈprɒksɪmət ]
• (especially of the cause of something) closest in relationship; immediate.
• "the fact that a storm may show up the poor condition of a flat roof does not signify that storm was the proximate cause of damage to it"
• nearly accurate; approximate.
• "he would try to change her speech into proximate ladylikeness"
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin proximatus ‘drawn near’, past participle of proximare, from proximus ‘nearest’.
