Where does “neomercantilism” come from?
neomercantilism (English) comes from English mercantilism, from English mercantile, from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from Italian mercante, from Latin mercans, from Latin mercor, from Latin merx.
neomercantilism (English): A modern economic policy that involves a return...
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- A modern economic policy that involves a return...
Ancestry of “neomercantilism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mercantilism | The theory that a nation must always have a... |
| 2 | English | mercantile | Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit;... |
| 3 | French | mercantile | mercantile, commercial |
| 4 | Italian | mercantile | merchant , mercantile, commercial; merchant ship;... |
| 5 | Italian | mercante | merchant, dealer, trader, monger |
| 6 | Latin | mercans | trading |
| 7 | Latin | mercor | I trade, deal, sell |
| 8 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |