Where does “lampoonery” come from?

lampoonery (English) comes from English lampoon, from French lampon, from French lamper — to quaff, to swig.

lampoonery (English): The act of lampooning

Definitions

  1. The act of lampooning

Ancestry of “lampoonery”, step by step

lampoonery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lampoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlampoonA written attack or other work ridiculing a...
2Frenchlamponsatire, mockery, ridicule
3Frenchlamperto quaff, to swig

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from French lamper →Every word from French lampon →Every word from English lampoon →