Where does “merecidamente” come from?

merecidamente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese merecido, from Portuguese merecer, from Vulgar Latin merescere, from Latin mereō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

merecidamente (Portuguese): deservedly

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deservedly

Ancestry of “merecidamente”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	merecido	deserved
2	Portuguese	merecer	to merit; to deserve
3	Vulgar Latin	merescere	—
4	Latin	mereō	to deserve, merit
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)mer-	to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

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