Where does “mercenari” come from?

mercenari (Occitan) comes from Latin mercēnārius, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercenari (Occitan): mercenary

Definitions

  1. mercenary

Ancestry of “mercenari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmercēnāriushired for pay
2Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →