Where does “phrasemongerer” come from?
phrasemongerer (English) comes from English phrasemonger, from English phrase, from Late Latin phrasis, from Ancient Greek φράσις, from Ancient Greek φράζω, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...
Ancestry of “phrasemongerer”, step by step
phrasemongerer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phrasemonger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phrasemonger | One who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases |
| 2 | English | phrase | A short written or spoken expression; A word or... |
| 3 | Late Latin | phrasis | diction |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φράσις | speech; way of speaking, expression; expression,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φράζω | to make known, point out, intimate, show; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φράσσω | to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |