English → Latin
“proxy” in Latin
prōcūrātiōadministration, management; stewardshipcognōscōto learn, to get to know; to be acquainted (with someone), recognize, apprehend; to know, perceive, understandadvocātiōlegal assistance; counsel; delay, adjournment; consolationpatrōciniumprotection, defence; patronageprōcūrātormanager, overseer, superintendent; procurator (office); agent, deputylegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appointvicāriusvicarious, substituted
The English word proxy itself goes back to Latin prōcūrō, through procuratia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
proxy
Procuracy, procuratio (general term): cognitura (in a matter of law, and especially in state affairs; post-Augustan): advocatio: patrocinium [SYN. in ADVOCATE]: to vote by proxy, *per procurationem alterius sententiam ferre.
One who acts for another, procurator (general term): cui rerum agendarum licentia data or permissa est (☞ Cic., Verr., 3, 94, 220; Sall., Jug., 103, 2): qui mandata habet ab aliquo (who has full power of transacting anybody’s affairs): *publica auctoritate missus; or legatus simply, if on slate business: (☞ mandatarius is a doubtful reading in Ulp., Dig., 17, 1, 10; ☞ Heinecc. ad Brisson. de verbb. signif., p. 782.): vicarius (who officiates for another person): to act by proxy, aliena fungi vice: procurare (to officiate in anybody’s place as well in private as public business, to act in anybody’s absence): alicujus vice or officio fungi (to act in anybody’s stead): alicujus negotia or rationes procurare, or simply alicui procurare (to take care of anybody’s affairs, to mind his interest).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for proxy?
- The usual Latin words for “proxy” are prōcūrātiō, cognōscō, advocātiō; also patrōcinium, prōcūrātor, legō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.