monger的词源

英文词源

monger (n.): Old English mangere "merchant, trader, broker," from mangian "to traffic, trade," from Proto-Germanic *mangojan (cognates: Old Saxon mangon, Old Norse mangari "monger, higgler"), from Latin mango (genitive mangonis) "dealer, trader, slave-dealer," related to mangonium "displaying of wares." Not in Watkins, but Buck (with Tucker) describes it as "one who adorns his wares to give them an appearance of greater value" and writes it is probably a loan-word based on Greek manganon "means of charming or bewitching." Used in comb. form in English since at least 12c.; since 16c. chiefly with overtones of petty and disreputable.
monger (v.): 1928, from monger (n.). Not considered to be from Old English mangian. Related: Mongered; mongering (1846).

来自拉丁语mango,交易商，贸易商，商人，词源同warmonger,whore-monger.来自PIE*mang,装饰，打扮，清洗，整理，可能来自PIE*ma,水气，湿气，流出，词源同emanate,marine.

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