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merx
Latin · ancient
"merchandise, goods"
merchandise, goods for sale
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marchant
Old French · medieval
"a trader of goods"
carried into French for a person who trades goods
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Stage 3 of 3
merchant
English · 1200s
"a person who buys and sells goods for profit"
settled as the English word for a person who buys and sells goods
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