Where does “marketspace” come from?

marketspace (English) comes from English market, from Middle English market, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

marketspace (English): A virtual marketplace on the Internet

Definitions

  1. A virtual marketplace on the Internet

Ancestry of “marketspace”, step by step

marketspace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English market

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarketA gathering of people for the purchase and sale...
2Middle EnglishmarketA market periodic public assembly for buying or selling
3Old Norsemarkaðrmarket
4Old Saxonmarkat
5Latinmarcātus
6Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English space

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspace"Of time."; "Unlimited or generalized extent,...
2Middle Englishspace
3Old Frenchespacespace; room; duration
4LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin mercatus