Where does “mercedarius” come from?

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

mercedarius (Latin): one who pays wages, paymaster

Definitions

  1. one who pays wages, paymaster

Ancestry of “mercedarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
2Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
3Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →