Where does “marcer” come from?

marcer (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French mercer, from Old French merz, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Ancestry of “marcer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmercermerchant, textile merchant
2Old Frenchmerz—
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—

Words derived from “marcer”

Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Old French merz →