English
fancymonger
From fancy + monger.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’
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Medieval Latin fantasia
Old French fantasie ‘fantasy’
Middle English fantasie
Middle English fansy
English fancy
Latin mangō ‘dealer, trader’
Proto-West Germanic *mangārī ‘dealer, merchant, monger’
Old English mangere ‘dealer, merchant, trader’
Middle English mongere ‘dealer, merchant, trader’
English monger
Today it means
noun A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fancymonger