English
ideamonger
From idea + monger.
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to know; see’
Ancient Greek εἴδω ‘to see’
Ancient Greek ἰδέα ‘notion, pattern’
Latin idea ‘a (Platonic) idea; archetype’
English idea
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 person who spreads or promotes ideas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ideamonger