merchantlike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *merks

Latin merx

Latin mercor

Latin mercānsder.

Anglo-Norman marchauntbor.

Middle English marchaunt

English merchant

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-West Germanic *-līk

Old English -līċ

Middle English -like

English -like

English merchantlike

From merchant + -like.

Adjective

merchantlike (comparative more merchantlike, superlative most merchantlike)

1. Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.

Synonyms

• merchantly

Derived terms

• unmerchantlike