Etymology

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Ancient Greek Μῶμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜῶμος“the god of satire, mockery, censure, writers, poets”
  2. English todaymomist

From Ancient Greek Μῶμος (Mômos, “the god of satire, mockery, censure, writers, poets”) + -ist.

Words from the same roots

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