Meanings
adjectiveunmercantile (comparative more unmercantile, superlative most unmercantile)
comparative more unmercantile · superlative most unmercantile
- Not mercantile.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Italic*merks
- Latinmerx
- Latinmercor
- Latinmercantem
- Italianmercante
- Italianmercantile
- Frenchmercantile
- Englishmercantile
- Englishunmercantile
From un- + mercantile.
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APA
unmercantile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmercantile
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“unmercantile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmercantile. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmercantile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmercantile.
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