mercatus

Japanese: mercatus
mercatus

…The German word Messe, meaning market, is derived from the word for the church mass, and by extension has come to refer to the market held after the mass. Markt comes from the Latin word mercatus, and has the main meaning of "to buy" or "to trade." In the 11th and 12th centuries, cities were formed from these pioneering settlements. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mercatus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…市を意味するドイツ語のメッセMesseは教会のミサに由来する言葉で,転じてミサのあとに開かれる市をも示すようになった。マルクトMarktはラテン語のmercatusに由来し,〈買う〉〈商う〉に主たる意味がある。11,12世紀にはこうした先駆的形態の集落から都市が成立していった。…

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