Where does “mercare” come from?
mercare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin mercor, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mercare (Vulgar Latin): second-person singular present active...
Definitions
- second-person singular present active...
Ancestry of “mercare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mercor | I trade, deal, sell |
| 2 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |
Words derived from “mercare”