Where does “iarmaroc” come from?
iarmaroc (Romanian) comes from Ukrainian ярмарок, from Polish jarmark, from German Jahrmarkt, from Middle High German jārmarket, from Old High German jarmarkat, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
iarmaroc (Romanian): fair
Definitions
- fair
Ancestry of “iarmaroc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | ярмарок | fair (market), funfair, county fair, state fair |
| 2 | Polish | jarmark | fair |
| 3 | German | Jahrmarkt | fair, funfair |
| 4 | Middle High German | jārmarket | — |
| 5 | Old High German | jarmarkat | fair, annual fair, yearly market |
| 6 | Old High German | marchāt | market |
| 7 | Late Latin | marcatus | — |
| 8 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |