monger

monger · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)meh₂-“to beckon, signal”
2. Latin · derived from*manicō
3. Arabic · derived fromن ج ل
4. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*meng-“to dress, embellish, trim”
5. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαγγανεύω“to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”
6. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*-ārī
7. Latin · derived frommangō“dealer, trader”
8. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*mangārī“dealer, merchant, monger”
9. Old English · inherited frommangere“dealer, merchant, trader”
10. Middle English · inherited frommongere
11. English todaymonger

The noun is derived from Middle English mongere, mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Old English mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī (“dealer, merchant, monger”), from Latin mangō (“dealer, trader”) + Proto-West Germanic *-ārī (suffix forming agent nouns, especially denoting occupations). The further etymology of mangō is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested: * From Ancient Greek μαγγανεύω (manganeúō, “to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”), from μάγγᾰνον (mángănon, “means of bewitching, charm, philtre”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meng- (“to dress, embellish, trim”); or from Arabic ن ج ل (n j l, root relating to pouring out or thrusting)) + -εύω (-eúō, suffix forming denominative verbs of activity or condition). * From Latin *manicō, *manigō (“deal, trade; to handle, manage (?)”), from manus (“hand”); further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”), or *mon-u-. The verb is either derived from the noun, or is a back-formation from mongering (adjective or noun).

monger · noun²

Origin uncertain, possibly from monger (“dealer or trader in a specific commodity”) (etymology 1); or related to Middle English mangbot (“type of fishing boat used on the Thames”).

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