Where does “mercantilitzar” come from?
mercantilitzar (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.
mercantilitzar (Catalan): to commercialize
Definitions
- to commercialize
Ancestry of “mercantilitzar”, 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 | — |