Etymology of the French word mercantile
the French word
mercantilederived from the Italian word
mercantilederived from the Italian word
mercantederived from the Latin word
mercari (trade; buy)
derived from the Latin word
merx (commodity; merchandise, goods)
Date
The earliest known usage of mercantile in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
mercantilisme,
mercantiliserDerivations in other languages
English
mercantile, Romanian
mercantil
