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Where does “mercabilis” come from?
mercabilis (Latin) comes from Latin mercārī, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
Ancestry of “mercabilis”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
mercārī
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2
Latin
merx
merchandise, commodity; goods, wares
3
Proto-Italic
*merks
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Words derived from “mercabilis”
mercable
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