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Where does “margadh” come from?

margadh (Irish) comes from Old Irish margad, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon 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.

margadh (Irish): market; bargain; agreement, compact

Definitions

  1. market; bargain; agreement, compact

Ancestry of “margadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmargadmarket, marketplace
2Old Norsemarkaðrmarket
3Old Saxonmarkat—
4Latinmarcātus—
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

Words derived from “margadh”

  • ollmhargadh
  • hipearmhargadh
  • sladmhargadh
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