Etymology of the English word market
the English word
marketderived from the North French word
marketderived from the Latin root
*marcatusderived from the Latin word
mercatus (gathering for the purposes of commerce, market; fair)
derived from the Latin word
mercari (trade; buy)
derived from the Latin word
merx (commodity; merchandise, goods)
Date
The earliest known usage of market in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
aftermarket,
euromarket,
marketable,
marketeer,
marketing,
minimarket,
supermarket,
marketplace,
marketedDerivations in other languages
Italian
minimarketCognates
Dutch
markt, French
marché, German
Markt, Icelandic
marked, Italian
mercato, Portuguese
marcado, Swedish
marknadUsage
Word found in Modern English
