AnsonIt's a circuitous route via Greek, Latin, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Shakespeare (and others) to get from Pandaros in the Iliad to "pander" in English.
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How an Obscure Character in the 'Iliad' Gave Us the English Word 'Pander' - Tales of Times Forgotten
In the Iliad, Pandaros, son of Lykaon, is a Lykian archer who is allied with the Trojans. In Book 4 of the epic, the goddess Athena tricks him into firing an arrow at the Akhaian king Menelaos, which breaks a truce between the Trojans and Akhaians and causes fighting to resume. Pandaros briefly shows up … Continue reading "How an Obscure Character in the ‘Iliad’ Gave Us the English Word ‘Pander’"