This word is from the Spanish mercantilismo.
merkantilísmo
mercantilism
Mercantilism is the belief in the benefits of profitable trading. It is the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
merkantilismo: teorya o sistemang naniniwala na nakapagpaparami ng yaman ang pakikipagpalitan
… ang puwersang pampakilos sa merkantilismong Espanyol at kolonyalismo na dumating sa Pilipinas noong ika-16 na siglo.
