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

Definitions

  1. plural of merce

Ancestry of “merci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmercegoods, wares, merchandise, products, commodities
2Latinmercemaccusative singular of merx
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercem →
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