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.
Ancestry of “Merkantilismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | merkantil | — |
| 2 | French | mercantile | mercantile, commercial |
| 3 | Italian | mercantile | merchant , mercantile, commercial; merchant ship;... |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “Merkantilismus”