English
marcantant
Marcantant comes from Italian mercatante.
- Italianc. 1300–presentmercatante
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1590–1592marcantant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentmercatante
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1590–1592marcantant
Earliest quotation: c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew: “Master, a marcantant or a pedant, / I know…”
Every English word from Italian mercatante
Today it means
noun A merchant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian mercatante / marcantant