merchantly

merchantly

English

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.

    Adjective

    merchantly (comparative more merchantly, superlative most merchantly)

    1. Befitting a merchant.
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