Where does “mercede” come from?

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

mercede (Italian): recompense; merit; pity

Definitions

  1. recompense; merit; pity

Ancestry of “mercede”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mercede”

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