Where does “merci” come from?
merci (Italian) comes from Italian merce, from Latin mercem, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
merci (Italian): plural of merce
Ancestry of “merci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | merce | goods, wares, merchandise, products, commodities |
| 2 | Latin | mercem | accusative singular of merx |
| 3 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |