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Where does “pandersome” come from?

pandersome (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...

pandersome (English): Characterised or marked by pandering

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by pandering

Ancestry of “pandersome”, step by step

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