Where does “scoffery” come from?

scoffery (English) comes from English scoff, from Middle English scof.

scoffery (English): The act of scoffing; mockery

Definitions

  1. The act of scoffing; mockery

Ancestry of “scoffery”, step by step

scoffery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoffA derisive or mocking expression of scorn,...
2Middle Englishscof—

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Middle English scof →Every word from English scoff →
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