Where does “mercedario” come from?
mercedario (Italian) comes from Italian mercede, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mercedario (Italian): mercy
Ancestry of “mercedario”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mercede | recompense; merit; pity |
| 2 | Latin | mercēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |