Where does “archfarchnad” come from?
archfarchnad (Welsh) comes from Welsh marchnad, from Middle Welsh marchnat, from Old Norse marknaðr, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
archfarchnad (Welsh): supermarket; hypermarket
Ancestry of “archfarchnad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | marchnad | market |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | marchnat | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | marknaðr | market |
| 4 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |