Where does “unmercenary” come from?

unmercenary (English) comes from English mercenary, from Latin mercenarius, from Latin merces, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

unmercenary (English): Not mercenary

Definitions

  1. Not mercenary

Ancestry of “unmercenary”, step by step

unmercenary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mercenary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmercenaryOne motivated by gain, especially monetary; A...
2Latinmercenariushired for pay; mercenary
3Latinmercespay, wages, reward; rent; bribe
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne

Words derived from “unmercenary”

Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin merces →