merchantly

adj

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.

derived from *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English merchantly From merchant + -ly✻
derived from marchaunt English merchant Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder
derived from marchauntbor
derived from *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder✻

Definitions

Befitting a merchant.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA