Etymology of the English word scandalmonger
the English word
scandalmongerderived from the English word
scandalderived from the Old French word
scandalederived from the Late Latin word
scandalum (temptation, inducement to sin; cause of offense)
derived from the Greek word
skandalon, σκάνδαλον
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skand-derived from the Obsolete English word
mongerderived from the New Latin word
mango (dealer)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
