myEtymology.com: English etymology of priggery

Etymology of the English word priggery

the English word priggery

using the English suffix -ery

derived from the English suffix -y

derived from the Latin suffix -ia

derived from the Latin suffix -ium

derived from the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word prig