Meanings
adjectivenonmerchantable (not comparable)
- not comparableNot merchantable.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Italic*merks
- Latinmerx
- Latinmercor
- Latinmercāns
- Anglo-Normanmarchaunt
- Middle Englishmarchaunt
- Englishmerchant
- Englishmerchantable
- Englishnonmerchantable
From non- + merchantable.
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APA
nonmerchantable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmerchantable
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“nonmerchantable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmerchantable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmerchantable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmerchantable.
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