Where does “mercury sulphide” come from?
mercury sulphide (English) comes from English Mercury, from Middle English Mercurie, from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mercury sulphide (English): Alternative spelling of mercury sulfide
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of mercury sulfide
Ancestry of “mercury sulphide”, step by step
mercury sulphide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mercury
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mercury | A carrier of tidings; a newsboy, a messenger;... |
| 2 | Middle English | Mercurie | Mercury Roman god |
| 3 | Latin | Mercurius | Mercury; a Roman god associated with speed and... |
| 4 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |
via English sulphide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulphide | Alternative spelling of sulfide; A kind of clear... |