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Miercurea Ciuc
Miercurea Ciuc comes from Romanian miercuri ‘Wednesday’, from Latin diēs ‘day’, and ultimately from Mercurius ‘Mercury’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMercurius‘Mercury’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiēs‘day’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdies Mercuriias (diēs) Mercuriī‘Wednesday’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentmiercuri‘Wednesday’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentMiercurea Ciuc
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMercurius‘Mercury’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiēs‘day’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdies Mercuriias (diēs) Mercuriī‘Wednesday’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentmiercuri‘Wednesday’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentMiercurea Ciuc
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin merx ‘merchandise’
market, commercial, commerce, mercy, merchant, merchandise, mercer, mercenary, mercantile, merci, mercantilism, 17 more
through Latin diēs ‘day’
die, journal, journey, diary, dial, meridian, sojourn, diurnal, 12 more
Today it means
name A city in Harghita County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Mercurius / Miercurea Ciuc