Where does “mercēdem” come from?

mercēdem (Latin) comes from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Ancestry of “mercēdem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
2Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →
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