Where does “mountebankery” come from?
mountebankery (English) comes from English mountebank, from Italian montambanco, from Italian monta-in-banco — mount on bench.
mountebankery (English): The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful...
Definitions
- The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful...
Ancestry of “mountebankery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mountebank | One who sells dubious medicines; One who sells by... |
| 2 | Italian | montambanco | quack who mounts a bench to hawk his wares |
| 3 | Italian | monta-in-banco | mount on bench |