Where does “neomercantilist” come from?
neomercantilist (English) comes from English neomercantilism, from English mercantilism, from English mercantile, from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from Italian mercante, from Latin mercans, from Latin mercor.
neomercantilist (English): A proponent of neomercantilism
Definitions
- A proponent of neomercantilism
Ancestry of “neomercantilist”, step by step
neomercantilist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neomercantilism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neomercantilism | A modern economic policy that involves a return... |
| 2 | English | mercantilism | The theory that a nation must always have a... |
| 3 | English | mercantile | Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit;... |
| 4 | French | mercantile | mercantile, commercial |
| 5 | Italian | mercantile | merchant; mercantile, commercial |
| 6 | Italian | mercante | merchant, dealer, trader, monger |
| 7 | Latin | mercans | trading |
| 8 | Latin | mercor | I trade, deal, sell |
| 9 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |