Where does “merchand” come from?
merchand (English) comes from French marchander, from French marchand, from Middle French marchand, from Old French marcheant, from Latin mercatans, from Latin mercatare, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
merchand (English): To trade; to traffic
Definitions
- To trade; to traffic
Ancestry of “merchand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | marchander | to bargain over, to haggle over; to haggle, to... |
| 2 | French | marchand | merchant; mercantile; seller; vendor; merchant |
| 3 | Middle French | marchand | vendor; seller |
| 4 | Old French | marcheant | seller; vendor |
| 5 | Latin | mercatans | — |
| 6 | Latin | mercatare | — |
| 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 |