† lachanopolistn.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin lachanopoles , -ist suffix; Greek λαχανοπώλης , -ist suffix.
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.).
Obsolete.
rare.
1656 T. Blount Lachanopolist, a seller of hearbs.
1727 N. Bailey II Lachanopolist, a seller of Herbs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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