French word mercredi comes from Latin merere, Latin dies, and later Latin merx (Goods. Merchandise, commodity.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| merere | Latin (lat) | |
| dies | Latin (lat) | (often in the feminine) A set day: a date, an appointment.. A day, particularly:. A solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours, especially (historical) Roman dates reckoned from one midnight to the next.. Daytime: a period of light between sunrise and sunset. |
| merx | Latin (lat) | Goods. Merchandise, commodity. |
| Mercurius | Latin (lat) | Mercury; a Roman god associated with speed and trade; sometimes used as a messenger of the Gods, wearing winged sandals. Mercury was equated with the Greek god Hermes and many other Ancient divinities. |
| dies Mercurii | Latin (lat) | Wednesday. |
| mercredi | Old French (fro) | |
| mercredi | French (fr) | Wednesday. |