Where does “marchāt” come from?
marchāt (Old High German) comes 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.
marchāt (Old High German): market
Definitions
- market
Ancestry of “marchāt”, step by step
marchāt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin marcatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | marcatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Proto-West Germanic *markat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *markat | market |