Etymograph

English

envyscroll

From envy + scroll.

Formed from envy + scroll

Latin vīdērunt ‘to look, see’

Latin invidere ‘to look at with malice’

Latin invidia

Old French envie

Middle English envie ‘envy, grudge’

English envy

Middle English scrowle ‘scroll, document, bill’

English scroll

Today it means

verb To continually read Internet presentations of people’s accomplishment and thereby gain the impression of being inadequate.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / envyscroll