Where does “nostrummonger” come from?

nostrummonger (English) comes from English nostrum, from Latin nostrum, from Proto-Italic nosteros, from Proto-Indo-European nos, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nostrummonger (English): A supplier of nostrums or ineffective remedies; a quack

Definitions

  1. A supplier of nostrums or ineffective remedies; a quack

Ancestry of “nostrummonger”, step by step

nostrummonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nostrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnostrumA medicine or remedy in conventional use which...
2Latinnostrumof us; partitive genitive of nōs; nominative...
3Proto-Italicnosterosour
4Proto-Indo-Europeannos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English monger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongerA dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
3Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
4Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nos →Every word from Proto-Italic nosteros →