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the English word market

derived from the North French word market derived from the Latin root *marcatus derived from the Latin word mercatus (gathering for the purposes of commerce, market; fair) derived from the Latin word mercari (trade; buy) derived from the Latin word merx (commodity; merchandise, goods

Another interesting observation.... It could be derived from the South Indian language,Kannada. Maaru (selling) +katte (platform)

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ancient Italy where merk meant wares or merchandise etc

& later gave rise to various words thruout Europe meaning an actual market per se

which then reached English via Norman invasion

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