Where does “Mercurialis” come from?

Mercurialis (Latin) comes from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Mercurialis (Latin): pertaining to the Roman god Mercury

Definitions

  1. pertaining to the Roman god Mercury

Ancestry of “Mercurialis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
2Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
3Proto-Italic*merks—

Words derived from “Mercurialis”

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