Where does “mercable” come from?

mercable (English) comes from Latin mercabilis, from Latin mercārī, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercable (English): Capable of being bought or sold

Definitions

  1. Capable of being bought or sold

Ancestry of “mercable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmercabilis—
2Latinmercārī—
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercārī →