Where does “dodecamercury” come from?

dodecamercury (English) comes from English Mercury, from Middle English Mercurie, from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

dodecamercury (English): Twelve atoms of mercury in a chemical compound: Hg12

Definitions

  1. Twelve atoms of mercury in a chemical compound: Hg12

Ancestry of “dodecamercury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMercuryA carrier of tidings; a newsboy, a messenger;...
2Middle EnglishMercurieMercury Roman god
3LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin Mercurius →