† lachanopolistn.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin lachanopoles (1538 in a British source, or earlier), or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek λαχανοπώλης seller of vegetables ( < λάχανον vegetable, of unknown origin (see note) + -πώλης dealer: see -pole comb. form) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier lachanopoll n.With ancient Greek λάχανον ‘vegetable’ compare the denominative verb Hellenistic Greek λαχαίνειν ‘to dig’, attested earlier in ancient Greek ἀμϕιλαχαίνειν ‘to dig round’. The suffix is seen in a number of other plant names, e.g. ancient Greek πήγανον rue (compare peganite n.).