Where does “vostès” come from?

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

vostès (Catalan): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “vostès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvostèyou
2Catalanmercèthanks
3Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →