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