Where does “mercejar” come from?

mercejar (Occitan) comes from Occitan mercé, from Latin merces, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercejar (Occitan): to thank

Definitions

  1. to thank

Ancestry of “mercejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanmercéthank you
2Latinmercespay, wages, reward; rent; bribe
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin merces →