Where does “minimarket” come from?
minimarket (Italian) comes from English minimarket, from English market, from Middle English market, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
minimarket (Italian): minimarket
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- minimarket
Ancestry of “minimarket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minimarket | A small supermarket; a convenience store |
| 2 | English | market | A gathering of people for the purchase and sale... |
| 3 | Middle English | market | A market periodic public assembly for buying or selling |
| 4 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 5 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 6 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 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 |