Where does “Optionsmarkt” come from?

Optionsmarkt (German) comes from German Markt, from Middle High German market, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Optionsmarkt (German): options market a financial market where options, which are derivatives based on underlying assets like stocks or commodities, are traded

Definitions

  1. options market a financial market where options, which are derivatives based on underlying assets like stocks or commodities, are traded

Ancestry of “Optionsmarkt”, step by step

Optionsmarkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Markt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarktmarket; market town
2Middle High Germanmarketmarket
3Old High Germanmarchātmarket
4Late Latinmarcatus
5Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German Option

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOptionoption
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin mercatus