English
proxy
Proxy comes from Middle English procucie ‘the actions or role of a representative or…’, from Latin prōcūrātiō ‘administration, management’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷeys-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷoizā‘care’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcūra
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcūrō‘to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcūrō‘to manage, administer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcūrātiō‘administration, management’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500procuratia
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400procuracie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500procucie‘the actions or role of a representative or substitute’
- Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769proxy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷeys-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷoizā‘care’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcūra
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcūrō‘to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcūrō‘to manage, administer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcūrātiō‘administration, management’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500procuratia
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400procuracie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500procucie‘the actions or role of a representative or substitute’
- Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769proxy
Earliest quotation: 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: “Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- ‘to see’
through Proto-Italic *kʷoizā ‘care’
ensure, assure, insure, 4 more
through Latin cūra
sure, security, secure, curator, manicure, sicker, 8 more
through Latin cūrō ‘to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of,…’
accurate, cure, incurable, curation, 4 more
through Latin prōcūrō ‘to manage, administer’
Today it means
adj Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- / proxy