Where does “Merkantilismus” come from?
Merkantilismus (German) comes from German merkantil, from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from Italian mercante, from Latin mercans, from Latin mercor, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
Merkantilismus (German): mercantilism
Definitions
- mercantilism
Ancestry of “Merkantilismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | merkantil | mercantile |
| 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 | — |