Where does “mercè” come from?

mercè (Catalan) comes from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercè (Catalan): thanks

Definitions

  1. thanks

Ancestry of “mercè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
2Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
3Proto-Italic*merks—

Words derived from “mercè”

Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →