Where does “scandalizer” come from?
scandalizer (English) comes from English scandalize, from English scantle, from English Le, from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus.
scandalizer (English): One who scandalizes
Ancestry of “scandalizer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scandalize | To cause great offense to; To reproach; To... |
| 2 | English | scantle | To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into... |
| 3 | English | Le | — |
| 4 | French | lé | breadth, width; strip, length |
| 5 | French | moine | monk |
| 6 | Middle French | moine | monk |
| 7 | Old French | monie | — |
| 8 | Latin | monicus | — |