iuxta

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) nearly, nigh
2. (not-comparable) near, close to
3. (not-comparable) just as

Prep

1. (with-accusative) near, close to, next to
2. (with-accusative) adjoining
3. (with-accusative) like
4. (Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, with-accusative) according to

Concepts

near

equally

close to

just short of

close by

like

loosely

more or less

nearly

some

ungently

in like manner

near to

abrasively

grosso modo

as

close

every bit

give or take

Synonyms

prope

sicut

sub

sicuti

Translations

نزیک

perto

cerca

nabij

près

gelijk

proche

vicino

قريب

als

neben

zoals

nah

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈjuːk.staː]

Etymology

Unclear, but reflects an earlier ablative form. Proposals include:
* from Proto-Italic *jougestos (“yoked”), from *jougos (“team of yoke animals”) (whence Latin iūgera pl), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yewg-es-, from *(H)yewg- (“join together”);
* from Proto-Italic *jugistos (“closest”), equivalent to *(H)yug- + *-istHos (“superlative suffix”); however, this suffix is otherwise not found in Latin.
The accusative is from the suffix used adverbially.