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Where does “merendar” come from?

merendar (Old Spanish) comes from Late Latin merendo, from Latin merenda, from Latin mereō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Ancestry of “merendar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinmerendoI take a late lunch; dative masculine singular of...
2Latinmerendacollation, light evening meal; a taste
3Latinmereō—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “merendar”

  • merendar
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