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Where does “margey” come from?

margey (Manx) 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.

margey (Manx): emporium, fair, market, mart; treaty

Definitions

  1. emporium, fair, market, mart; treaty

Ancestry of “margey”, 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 “margey”

  • ard-vargey
  • Covargey
  • covargey
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