Where does “mart” come from?
mart (English) comes from Middle Dutch mart, from Old Dutch markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
mart (English): A market; A bargain; To buy or sell in, or as in...
Definitions
- A market; A bargain; To buy or sell in, or as in...
Ancestry of “mart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | mart | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | markat | — |
| 3 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “mart”