Where does “merchant” come from?
Merchant comes from Middle English marchant, from Old French marcheant, from Latin mercans (present participle of mercor, to trade), derived from merx (merchandise or goods), ultimately from Proto-Italic merk-.
merchant (English): A person who traffics in commodities for profit;...
Definitions
- A person who traffics in commodities for profit;...
Ancestry of “merchant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | marchaunt | — |
Words derived from “merchant”