Where does “paleoproxy” come from?

paleoproxy (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.

paleoproxy (English): Anything (such as a fossil or a tree ring) from which paleographic data may be obtained indirectly

Definitions

  1. Anything (such as a fossil or a tree ring) from which paleographic data may be obtained indirectly

Ancestry of “paleoproxy”, step by step

paleoproxy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English proxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproxyUsed as a proxy or acting as a proxy; An agent or...
2Middle Englishprocusie
3Middle EnglishprocuracieThe actions or role of a representative; representation
4Anglo-Normanprocuracieprocuracy; the office of a procurator
5Medieval Latinprocuratia
6Latinprōcūrātiōadministration, management
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English paleo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleoClipping of paleodiet
2Hawaiianleovoice; sound; command; verbal message
3Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
4Proto-Oceanicleqo
5Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
9Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ