mercury
mercury (M-) Roman divinity identified with the Gr. Hermes, god of eloquence, messenger of the gods, patron of traders and roads, guide of departed souls (hence messenger, guide XVI); planet nearest the sun; quicksilver; (after L. herba mercurialis) plant-name. XIV. — L. Mercurius, orig. god of commerce, f. merx, merc- MERCHANDISE; the application to the planet appears in classL., and like other names of planets, Mercurius became in medL. the name of a metal.
So mercurial XIV. — (O)F. or L.
So mercurial XIV. — (O)F. or L.
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