Where does “multiproxy” come from?
multiproxy (English) comes from English proxy, from Middle English procusie, from Middle English procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
multiproxy (English): Involving multiple proxies
Definitions
- Involving multiple proxies
Ancestry of “multiproxy”, step by step
multiproxy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proxy | Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy; An agent or... |
| 2 | Middle English | procusie | — |
| 3 | Middle English | procuracie | The actions or role of a representative; representation |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | procuracie | procuracy; the office of a procurator |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | procuratia | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōcūrātiō | administration, management |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |