Where does “emercans” come from?

emercans (Latin) comes from Latin emercor, from Latin mercor, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Definitions

Ancestry of “emercans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinemercorI bribe
2LatinmercorI trade, deal, sell
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercor →