proxy

proxy · adjective, noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromprōcūrō“to manage, administer”
2. Latin · derived fromprōcūrātiō
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromprocuratia
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromprocuracie
5. Middle English · inherited fromprocucie
6. English todayproxy

Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.

proxy · noun²

proximity + -y.

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