Where does “emeritus” come from?

Emeritus comes from Latin emeritus, the past participle of emerere, formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and the root meaning "to earn" or "to serve," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

emeritus (English): Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a...

Definitions

  1. Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a...

Ancestry of “emeritus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemeritusearned, merited, having been earned; served,...
2LatinemereoI earn, merit, gain by service; I serve out; I...
3Latinmereōto deserve, merit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “emeritus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Latin mereō →Every word from Latin emereo →