Etymograph

English

system-monger

From system + monger.

Formed from system + monger

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

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Ancient Greek συνίστημι ‘to combine, organize’

Ancient Greek σύστημα ‘musical scale; organized body; whole made of…’

Late Latin systēma ‘harmony; musical scale; system’

Middle French systeme

English system

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 is unduly fond of constructing systems.

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

Etymograph / system-monger