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Where does β€œamerce” come from?

amerce (English) comes from Anglo-Norman amercier, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

amerce (English): To impose a fine on; to fine; To punish; to make...

Definitions

  1. To impose a fine on; to fine; To punish; to make...

Ancestry of β€œamerce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanamercierto amerce
2Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
3LatinAβ€”
4EtruscanπŒ€β€”
5Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
6Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
7Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from β€œamerce”

  • amercement
  • amerceable
  • amercer
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’