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What language is the word market borrowed from?

The word "market" is borrowed from Old French, specifically from the word "marché".

The Old French "marché" itself comes from the Latin word "mercatus", meaning "purchase, merchandise, market".

So, the journey of the word "market" goes from Latin to Old French to English!

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