Where does “Mercenaria” come from?

Mercenaria (Translingual) comes from Latin mercēnārius, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Mercenaria (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Mercenaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmercēnāriushired for pay
2Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →