Where does “mercien” come from?

mercien (Middle English) comes from Old French mercier, from Old French merci, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercien (Middle English): To thank; to give gratitude or thanks

Definitions

  1. To thank; to give gratitude or thanks

Ancestry of “mercien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmercierto thank
2Old Frenchmercimercy; clemency
3Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →