Where does “panderess” come from?

panderess (English) comes from English pander, from Middle English pandare, from Italian Pandaro, from Latin Pandarus, from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος, from Ancient Greek δέρω, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

panderess (English): A female pander

Definitions

  1. A female pander

Ancestry of “panderess”, step by step

panderess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpanderA person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of...
2Middle Englishpandare—
3ItalianPandaro—
4LatinPandarus—
5Ancient GreekΠάνδαροςPandarus
6Ancient GreekδέρωI skin, flay
7Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρω →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος →