marcheant

Old French

Etymology

From earlier marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem, accusative of *mercatans, from the verb *mercatare, from Latin mercatus (“market”).

Noun

marcheant oblique singular, m (oblique plural marcheanz or marcheantz, nominative singular marcheanz or marcheantz, nominative plural marcheant)

1. seller; vendor

Descendants

• → Middle English: marchant
  • English: merchant
• Middle French: marchant
  • French: marchand