Mart
/mɑːrt/noun
A place or event where goods are bought and sold, especially a market or trade fair.
Did you know?“Mart” ultimately descends from Latin mercatus, the same commercial root that produced “merchant,” “market,” and “mercenary.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*merǵ-
“To trade, exchange, or deal in goods; the reconstructed root behind later commercial vocabulary.”
Classical Latin
Latin
mercātus
“A market, marketplace, or trading activity; derived from merx, meaning goods or merchandise.”
Old French
Old French
mart
“A market or commercial fair, inherited from Latin mercātus.”
Middle English
English
mart
“A market, especially a regular trading place or fair.”
Modern English
English
mart
“A marketplace, commercial center, or place where goods are traded.”