Where does “pander” come from?
Pander derives from Middle English pandare, named after Pandarus from Italian and Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος, possibly connected to Greek words meaning "all" (πᾶς) and "to flay" (δέρω).
pander (English): A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of...
Definitions
- A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of...
Ancestry of “pander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pandare | — |
| 2 | Italian | Pandaro | — |
| 3 | Latin | Pandarus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πάνδαρος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρω | I skin, flay |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “pander”