Where does “emerito” come from?

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

emerito (Italian): emeritus; distinguished; egregious, absolute,...

Definitions

  1. emeritus; distinguished; egregious, absolute,...

Ancestry of “emerito”, 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 “emerito

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-Every word from Latin mereōEvery word from Latin emereo
emerito — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer