## Etymology
A contraction of Anglo-French procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin procuratio ('a caring for, management'), from procurare ('to manage, take care of'), from pro- ('on behalf of') + curare ('to care for').

## AI Etymology
Proxy is a contraction of Anglo-French procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin procuratio ('a caring for, management'), from procurare ('to manage, take care of'), from pro- ('on behalf of') + curare ('to care for'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "a person authorized to act or vote on behalf of another", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin procuratia, Latin curare, and Latin cura. Derivative forms include proxyship; related words include procure, procuracy.

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