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Mercurius
Mercurius comes from Latin Mercurius ‘Mercury’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMercurius‘Mercury’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMercurius‘Mercury’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin merx ‘merchandise’
market, commercial, commerce, mercy, merchant, merchandise, mercer, mercenary, mercantile, merci, mercantilism, 17 more
Today it means
noun A male given name from Latin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Mercurius / Mercurius