Where does “Mercúrio” come from?

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

Mercúrio (Portuguese): Mercury Roman god

Definitions

  1. Mercury Roman god

Ancestry of “Mercúrio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mercúrio

Every word from Proto-Italic *merksEvery word from Latin merxEvery word from Latin Mercurius