Where does “sleaze-merchant” come from?

sleaze-merchant (English) comes from English sleaze, from English sleazy, from English Silesia, from Late Latin Silesia.

sleaze-merchant (English): A purveyor of sleaze; one who sells immoral...

Definitions

  1. A purveyor of sleaze; one who sells immoral...

Ancestry of “sleaze-merchant”, step by step

sleaze-merchant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sleaze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsleazeLow moral standards; A person of low moral...
2EnglishsleazyMarked by low quality; inferior; inadequate;...
3EnglishSilesiaSilesian textile made of flax or cotton
4Late LatinSilesia—

via English merchant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmerchantA person who traffics in commodities for profit;...
2Middle Englishmarchaunt—
Every word from Late Latin Silesia →Every word from English Silesia →Every word from English sleazy →
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