Where does “mersans” come from?

mersans (Latin) comes from Latin merso, from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

Definitions

Ancestry of “mersans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmersoI immerse; I overwhelm, drown
2Latinmergōto dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown
3Proto-Indo-European*mésgetito sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mésgetiEvery word from Latin mergō