Etymology

fauxlanthropist

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Today it means: A wealthy person who engages in charity for self-interested reasons. Full definition →

English philanthropist ← French faux ← Middle French faulx
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The story

  1. Latinfallō
  2. Latinfalsus
  3. Old Frenchfals
  4. Middle Frenchfaulx
  5. Frenchfaux
  6. Englishfaux
  7. Englishphilanthropist
  8. English todayfauxlanthropist

Blend of faux + philanthropist.

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