emporium

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large store or marketplace offering a wide variety of goods

   The old railway warehouse reopened as an emporium for furniture, books, and antiques.

2. 2
   noun

   a major center or meeting place for trade, especially in historical writing

   The port became an emporium for goods moving between Asia and Europe.

Simplified etymology

Emporium entered English in the late 16th century through Latin from Greek emporion. The Greek word came from emporos, “merchant,” which was based on the word for “journey.” Emporium is unrelated to emperor.

Borrowed from Latin emporium, 'market or trading station,' from Greek emporion. That noun derives from emporos, 'merchant or traveler,' built from en, 'in,' + poros, 'passage or journey.'

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