Where does “mercuryless” come from?
mercuryless (English) comes from English Mercury, from Middle English Mercurie, from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mercuryless (English): Lacking mercury
Ancestry of “mercuryless”, step by step
mercuryless 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 less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |