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Where does β€œamercement” come from?

amercement (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.

amercement (English): A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture,...

Definitions

  1. A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture,...

Ancestry of β€œamercement”, step by step

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