market

Where does the word "market" come from? It comes from Latin mercatus, and was adopted directly into English (1100s).

Market’s story begins in Latin: mercatus meant “trade, a marketplace.” Trade, a market, from mercari (to trade). It reached English by 1100s as market. Settled as the English word for a place where goods are bought and sold. Today, market means a place or system where goods and services are bought and sold.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient mercatus "trade, a marketplace", trade, a market, from mercari (to trade).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1100s market "a place where goods are bought and sold", settled as the English word for a place where goods are bought and sold.