Where does “promeritus” come from?
promeritus (Latin) comes from Latin promerere, from Latin promo, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
promeritus (Latin): deserved
Definitions
- deserved
Ancestry of “promeritus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | promerere | second-person singular imperfect passive... |
| 2 | Latin | promo | I take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to... |
| 3 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 4 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |