Where does “meritōrius” come from?

meritōrius (Latin) comes from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

meritōrius (Latin): Of or pertaining to the earning of money, by which money is earned, for which money is paid; hired; meritorious

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the earning of money, by which money is earned, for which money is paid; hired; meritorious

Ancestry of “meritōrius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tōriusory
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “meritōrius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin -tōrius →