Where does “mercurie” come from?

mercurie (Middle English) comes from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercurie (Middle English): The silvery-coloured chemical element that is...

Definitions

  1. The silvery-coloured chemical element that is...

Ancestry of “mercurie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mercurie”

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