Meanings
adjectivenonmercantile (not comparable)
- not comparableNot mercantile.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Italic*merks
- Latinmerx
- Latinmercor
- Latinmercantem
- Italianmercante
- Italianmercantile
- Frenchmercantile
- Englishmercantile
- Englishnonmercantile
From non- + mercantile.
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APA
nonmercantile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmercantile
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“nonmercantile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmercantile. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmercantile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmercantile.
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