Where does “mercê” come from?

mercê (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mercee, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercê (Portuguese): grace, mercy

Definitions

  1. grace, mercy

Ancestry of “mercê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemercee—
2Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks—

Words derived from “mercê”

Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →
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