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Where does “mercificabile” come from?

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

mercificabile (Italian): That can be commercialized

Definitions

  1. That can be commercialized

Ancestry of “mercificabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmercificareto commercialize, commodify
2Italianmercérecompense; merit; help, mercy, grace
3Italianmercederecompense; merit; pity
4Latinmercēs—
5Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
6Proto-Italic*merks—
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