English Explanatory Dictionary

mercantilist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
noun
  1. One who believes in mercantilism.

Word forms

mercantilist more mercantilist most mercantilist mercantilists

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercantem Italian mercante Latin -īlemder. Italian -ile Italian mercantilebor. French mercantilebor. English mercantile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English mercantilist From mercantile + -ist.

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