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Where does “mangōną” come from?

mangōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin mango, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον, from Proto-Indo-European mang- — to embellish, dress, trim.

mangōną (Proto-Germanic): to barter, chaffer; to trade

Definitions

  1. to barter, chaffer; to trade

Ancestry of “mangōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmangodealer, monger
2Ancient Greekμάγγανονphiltre, charm, means for bewitching others;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmang-to embellish, dress, trim

Words derived from “mangōną”

  • mongering
  • monger
  • fishmonger
  • ironmonger
  • costermonger
  • warmonger
  • cheesemonger
  • whoremonger
  • newsmonger
  • scandalmonger
  • scandalmongering
  • gossipmonger
  • fellmonger
  • whoremongering
  • scaremonger
  • rumormonger
  • hatemonger
  • balladmonger
  • phrasemonger
  • woodmonger
  • newsmongering
  • boroughmonger
  • fearmonger
  • loanmonger
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