packrattery

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The behavior of a packrat; a tendency to collect miscellanea or bric-a-brac, often to excess. derogatory,informal,uncountable
    — But packrattery soon precluded any Williamsburgish consistency.

词源

Etymology tree
English packrat
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Latin -ia
Old French -ie
Old French -eriebor.
Middle English -erie
English -ery
English packrattery
From packrat + -ery.
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