Where does “mercerize” come from?
mercerize (English) comes from English Mercer, from Anglo-Norman marcer, from Old French mercer, from Old French merz, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mercerize (English): To treat cotton fabric with sodium hydroxide to...
Definitions
- To treat cotton fabric with sodium hydroxide to...
Ancestry of “mercerize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Mercer | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | marcer | — |
| 3 | Old French | mercer | merchant, textile merchant |
| 4 | Old French | merz | — |
| 5 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |