Where does “mercurial” come from?

mercurial (Catalan) comes from Latin Mercurialis, from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercurial (Catalan): mercurial most senses

Definitions

  1. mercurial most senses

Ancestry of “mercurial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMercurialispertaining to the Roman god Mercury
2LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin Mercurius →