Where does “merci” come from?
merci (Old French) comes from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
merci (Old French): mercy; clemency
Ancestry of “merci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mercēs | — |
| 2 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |
Words derived from “merci”