Where does “mercificare” come from?

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

mercificare (Italian): to commercialize, commodify

Definitions

  1. to commercialize, commodify

Ancestry of “mercificare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mercificare”

Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →