Where does “emeritum” come from?
emeritum (English) comes from Latin emeritum, from Latin emeritus, from Latin emereo, from Latin mereō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
emeritum (English): A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion...
Definitions
- A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion...
Ancestry of “emeritum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | emeritum | accusative supine of ēmereō; a thing earned upon... |
| 2 | Latin | emeritus | earned, merited, having been earned; served,... |
| 3 | Latin | emereo | I earn, merit, gain by service; I serve out; I... |
| 4 | Latin | mereō | to deserve, merit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mer- | to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to... |