myEtymology.com: English etymology of quackery

Etymology of the English word quackery

the English word quackery

derived from the English word quacksalver

derived from the Dutch word quacksalver

derived from the Dutch word quack

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 quack

Word found in Modern English