Where does “emerytka” come from?

emerytka (Polish) comes from Polish emeryt, from German Emerit, from Latin emeritus, from Latin emereo, from Latin mereō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Ancestry of “emerytka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishemerytpensioner, retiree
2GermanEmeritretiree
3Latinemeritusearned, merited, having been earned; served,...
4LatinemereoI earn, merit, gain by service; I serve out; I...
5Latinmereōto deserve, merit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
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