Where does “unmercantile” come from?
unmercantile (English) comes from English mercantile, from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from Italian mercante, from Latin mercans, from Latin mercor, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
unmercantile (English): Not mercantile
Definitions
- Not mercantile
Ancestry of “unmercantile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mercantile | Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit;... |
| 2 | French | mercantile | mercantile, commercial |
| 3 | Italian | mercantile | merchant; mercantile, commercial |
| 4 | Italian | mercante | merchant, dealer, trader, monger |
| 5 | Latin | mercans | trading |
| 6 | Latin | mercor | I trade, deal, sell |
| 7 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |