Where does “proxy” come from?
proxy (Portuguese) 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.
proxy (Portuguese): proxy; Clipping of servidor proxy
Definitions
- proxy; Clipping of servidor proxy
Ancestry of “proxy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | proxy | Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy; An agent or... |
| 2 | Middle English | procusie | — |
| 3 | Middle English | procuracie | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | procuracie | procuracy; the office of a procurator |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | procuratia | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōcūrātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |