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Where does “merso” come from?

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

merso (Latin): I immerse; I overwhelm, drown

Definitions

  1. I immerse; I overwhelm, drown

Ancestry of “merso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmergō—
2Proto-Indo-European*mésgeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink

Words derived from “merso”

  • mersans
  • mersaturus
  • mersatus
  • mersandus
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