Where does “mercé” come from?

mercé (Italian) comes from Italian mercede, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercé (Italian): recompense; merit; help, mercy, grace

Definitions

  1. recompense; merit; help, mercy, grace

Ancestry of “mercé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmercederecompense; merit; pity
2Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—

Words derived from “mercé”

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