Where does “merceress” come from?

merceress (English) comes from English Mercer, from Anglo-Norman marcer, from Old French mercer, from Old French merz, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

merceress (English): A female mercer

Definitions

  1. A female mercer

Ancestry of “merceress”, step by step

merceress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mercer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMercerA merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths
2Anglo-Normanmarcer—
3Old Frenchmercermerchant, textile merchant
4Old Frenchmerz—
5Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
6Proto-Italic*merks—

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Old French merz →