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Erriberako merkatua. Iturria: Labayru Fundazioaren Argazki Artxiboa.

La Ribera Market. Author: Gabo Punzo. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photo Archive.

The Romans called commerce mercatus, a word derived from the verb mercari (to buy). The oldest origin of this Latin word lies in the root merk-, used by the Etruscans to form words related to commerce. This root is also associated with Mercury, the god of commerce.

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