Where does “mercantia” come from?

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

mercantia (Latin): trade; nominative neuter plural of mercāns;...

Definitions

  1. trade; nominative neuter plural of mercāns;...

Ancestry of “mercantia”, step by step

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