Where does “merciaio” come from?

merciaio (Italian) comes from Italian mercé, from Italian mercede, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

merciaio (Italian): haberdasher, seller of dry goods

Definitions

  1. haberdasher, seller of dry goods

Ancestry of “merciaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmercérecompense; merit; help, mercy, grace
2Italianmercederecompense; merit; pity
3Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →
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