Where does “merci” come from?
Merci comes from French merci, from Middle French mercy, from Old French merci, from Latin mercedem (payment or reward), derived from Latin merx (merchandise or goods).
merci (English): thank you; An extra card or set of cards that is...
Definitions
- thank you; An extra card or set of cards that is...
Ancestry of “merci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | merci | thank you; mercy, grace |
| 2 | Middle French | merci | — |
| 3 | Old French | merci | mercy; clemency |
| 4 | Latin | mercēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |