Morpheme
Metagrobole
Type
bound base
Denotation
examination of concealment, mystify, obfuscate, puzzle, folly
Etymology
1693 translation of coinage by François Rabelais of French matagraboliser, metagrabouliser, métagraboulizer with first element altered to resemble meta- prefix, from Ancient Greek mátaios, from mátē + -aios, and second element French grabeler “sift, examine closely, scrutinize”
Evidence
metagrobolism, metagrobolize, metagrobolized, metagrobolizes, metagrobolizing, metagrobologist, metagrobologists
