merchantly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Befitting a merchant.

Word forms

merchantly more merchantly most merchantly

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English merchantly From merchant + -ly.

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