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- Ancient Greek · derived fromσῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ
- Latin · borrowed fromsȳcophantia
- English todaysycophancy
From Latin sȳcophantia, from Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ (sūkophăntĭ́ā), equivalent to sycophant + -cy.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sycophancy
Today it means: The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness. Full definition →
Latin sȳcophantia ← Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ