Etymology

submerchantable

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Today it means: Below merchantable quality. Full definition →

English merchantable ← Middle English marchaunt ← Anglo-Norman marchaunt
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Italic*merks
  7. Latinmerx
  8. Latinmercor
  9. Latinmercāns
  10. Anglo-Normanmarchaunt
  11. Middle Englishmarchaunt
  12. Englishmerchant
  13. Englishmerchantable
  14. English todaysubmerchantable

From sub- + merchantable.

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