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Where does “greenmailer” come from?

greenmailer (English) comes from English greenmail, from English greenback, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea — forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...

greenmailer (English): One who greenmails

Definitions

  1. One who greenmails

Ancestry of “greenmailer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgreenmailProfiting from an attempted hostile takeover by...
2EnglishgreenbackAny bill that is legal tender in the US issued...
3EnglishbackNear the rear; Not current; Far from the main...
4Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
5Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
6Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
7Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
8Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
9Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
10English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
11Latin-āceus—
12Latin-āx—
13Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
14Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
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