English
legendmaker
From legend + maker.
Latin legō ‘to read’
Latin legendus ‘to be read’
Medieval Latin legenda ‘legend; saint’s life’
Old French legende
Middle English legende ‘a hagiography’
English legend
Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’
Middle English maken ‘to make or create’
Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’
English maker
Today it means
noun One who creates a legend.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / legendmaker