Where does “airmonger” come from?

airmonger (English) comes from English aïr, from Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

airmonger (English): A hopeless visionary, a quixotic or unrealistic schemer

Definitions

A hopeless visionary, a quixotic or unrealistic schemer

Ancestry of “airmonger”, step by step

airmonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aïr

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	aïr	—
2	Middle English	aire	air
3	Old French	air	air mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4	Latin	āēr	air
5	Ancient Greek	ἀήρ	mist; air; wind
6	Ancient Greek	auhḗr	—

via English monger

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	monger	A dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2	Middle English	mongere	A retailer; a merchant
3	Old English	māngere	trader, merchant, dealer, monger
4	Old English	māngian	to trade, traffic, do as a monger

Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀήρ →Every word from Latin āēr →