Where does “emeriturus” come from?

emeriturus (Latin) comes from Latin emereo, from Latin mereō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Definitions

Ancestry of “emeriturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinemereoI earn, merit, gain by service; I serve out; I...
2Latinmereōto deserve, merit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Latin mereō →Every word from Latin emereo →