Where does “trimercury” come from?
trimercury (English) comes from English Mercury, from Middle English Mercurie, from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
trimercury (English): Three atoms of mercury in a compound
Definitions
- Three atoms of mercury in a compound
Ancestry of “trimercury”, step by step
trimercury 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 tri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tri | triathlon; triangle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |