mercator Latin · revision 8075

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=la merx}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [mɛrˈkaː.tɔr]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [merˈkaː.tor]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''mercātor''' ''m'' (genitive mercātōris, feminine mercātrīx); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[mercor]] “to trade”, from [[merx]] “goods”, with the suffix [[-tor]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Plautus, whom he dates c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant a merchant, trader.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Medieval Latin used ''mercātōrēs'' for people engaged in trade, crafts or any calling other than farming.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin distinguished itinerant merchants and merchants of the Church and monasteries.^(DMLBS) It survives in Italian ''mercatore'' and Portuguese ''mercador''.^(Wiktionary) [[en|merchant]] is from the same verb, through Anglo-French ''marchaunt''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 13th century – English ''merchant'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|merchant]], [[m|en|trader]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' A craftsman or tradesman.^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[mercātōrius]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[mercābilis]]

+ * [[mercāns]]

+ * [[mercantia]]

+ * [[mercātiō]]

+ * [[mercātūra]]

+ * [[mercātus]]

+ * [[mercor]]

+ * [[mercālis]]

+ * [[mercēs]]

+ * [[merx]]

+ * [[en|merchant]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}