Where does “merkantilistisch” come from?
merkantilistisch (German) comes from German Merkantilismus, from German merkantil, from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from Italian mercante, from Latin mercans, from Latin mercor, from Latin merx.
merkantilistisch (German): mercantilistic
Ancestry of “merkantilistisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Merkantilismus | — |
| 2 | German | merkantil | — |
| 3 | French | mercantile | mercantile, commercial |
| 4 | Italian | mercantile | merchant , mercantile, commercial; merchant ship;... |
| 5 | Italian | mercante | merchant, dealer, trader, monger |
| 6 | Latin | mercans | trading |
| 7 | Latin | mercor | I trade, deal, sell |
| 8 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |