Where does “mercantilement” come from?
mercantilement (French) comes from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from Italian mercante, from Latin mercans, from Latin mercor, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mercantilement (French): mercantilely
Ancestry of “mercantilement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mercantile | mercantile, commercial |
| 2 | Italian | mercantile | merchant , mercantile, commercial; merchant ship;... |
| 3 | Italian | mercante | merchant, dealer, trader, monger |
| 4 | Latin | mercans | trading |
| 5 | Latin | mercor | I trade, deal, sell |
| 6 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |