Where does “меркантилизм” come from?
меркантилизм (Russian) comes from English mercantilism, from English mercantile, from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from Italian mercante, from Latin mercans, from Latin mercor, from Latin merx.
Ancestry of “меркантилизм”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mercantilism | The theory that a nation must always have a... |
| 2 | English | mercantile | Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit;... |
| 3 | French | mercantile | mercantile, commercial |
| 4 | Italian | mercantile | merchant; mercantile, commercial |
| 5 | Italian | mercante | merchant, dealer, trader, monger |
| 6 | Latin | mercans | trading |
| 7 | Latin | mercor | I trade, deal, sell |
| 8 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |