Where does “marketably” come from?
marketably (English) comes from English marketable, from English market, from Middle English market, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
marketably (English): In a marketable way
Definitions
- In a marketable way
Ancestry of “marketably”, step by step
marketably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marketable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marketable | Of or pertaining to marketability; capable of... |
| 2 | English | market | A gathering of people for the purchase and sale... |
| 3 | Middle English | market | A market periodic public assembly for buying or selling |
| 4 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 5 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 6 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |