Where does “merci” come from?

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

merci (Latin): dative singular of merx

Definitions

  1. dative singular of merx

Ancestry of “merci”, step by step

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