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Where does “ethylmercury” come from?

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

ethylmercury (English): The organometallic cation CHCHHg; it is a...

Definitions

  1. The organometallic cation CHCHHg; it is a...

Ancestry of “ethylmercury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMercuryA carrier of tidings; a newsboy, a messenger;...
2Middle EnglishMercurie—
3LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks—
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