Where does “mercuriel” come from?

mercuriel (French) comes from Latin Mercurialis, from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercuriel (French): mercurial

Definitions

  1. mercurial

Ancestry of “mercuriel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMercurialispertaining to the Roman god Mercury
2LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks

Words derived from “mercuriel

Every word from Proto-Italic *merksEvery word from Latin merxEvery word from Latin Mercurius