Where does “émérite” come from?

émérite (French) comes from Latin emeritus, from Latin emereo, from Latin mereō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

émérite (French): emeritus

Definitions

emeritus

Ancestry of “émérite”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	emeritus	earned, merited, having been earned; served,...
2	Latin	emereo	I earn, merit, gain by service; I serve out; I...
3	Latin	mereō	to deserve, merit
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)mer-	to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “émérite”

emerit
éméritat
emeritat

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