Meanings
adjectivemercantilistic (comparative more mercantilistic, superlative most mercantilistic)
comparative more mercantilistic · superlative most mercantilistic
- economicsRelating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*merks
- Latinmerx
- Latinmercor
- Latinmercantem
- Italianmercante
- Italianmercantile
- Frenchmercantile
- Englishmercantile
- Englishmercantilistic
From mercantile + -istic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan mercantilista
- mercantilistarelating to, or characteristic of mercantilism
Polish merkantylistyczny
- merkantylistycznyrelating to, or characteristic of mercantilism
Portuguese mercantilista
- mercantilistarelating to, or characteristic of mercantilism
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mercantilistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercantilistic
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“mercantilistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercantilistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mercantilistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercantilistic.
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