Where does “lampoonry” come from?
lampoonry (English) comes from English lampoon, from French lampon, from French lamper — to quaff, to swig.
lampoonry (English): The act of lampooning
Definitions
- The act of lampooning
Ancestry of “lampoonry”, step by step
lampoonry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lampoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lampoon | A written attack or other work ridiculing a... |
| 2 | French | lampon | satire, mockery, ridicule |
| 3 | French | lamper | to quaff, to swig |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |