Where does “mercantilista” come from?
mercantilista (Catalan) comes from Catalan mercantil, from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from Italian mercante, from Latin mercans, from Latin mercor, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mercantilista (Catalan): mercantilist, mercantilistic
Definitions
- mercantilist, mercantilistic
Ancestry of “mercantilista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mercantil | mercantile |
| 2 | French | mercantile | mercantile, commercial |
| 3 | Italian | mercantile | merchant; mercantile, commercial |
| 4 | Italian | mercante | merchant, dealer, trader, monger |
| 5 | Latin | mercans | trading |
| 6 | Latin | mercor | I trade, deal, sell |
| 7 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |