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Where does “aon-mhargadh” come from?

aon-mhargadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic margadh, 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 — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

aon-mhargadh (Scottish Gaelic): monopoly

Definitions

  1. monopoly

Ancestry of “aon-mhargadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmargadhmarket
2Old Irishmargadmarket, marketplace
3Old Norsemarkaðrmarket
4Old Saxonmarkat—
5Latinmarcātus—
6Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →