Where does “Mercuur” come from?

Mercuur (Dutch) comes from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Mercuur (Dutch): Mercury

Definitions

  1. Mercury

Ancestry of “Mercuur”, step by step

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