Where does “mercery” come from?
mercery (English) comes from French mercerie, from French mercier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
mercery (English): The trade of mercers; A mercer's shop; The goods...
Definitions
- The trade of mercers; A mercer's shop; The goods...
Ancestry of “mercery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mercerie | haberdashery |
| 2 | French | mercier | mercer |
| 3 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |