Where does “mercenar” come from?
mercenar (Romanian) comes from French mercenaire, from Latin mercēnārius, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mercenar (Romanian): mercenary
Definitions
- mercenary
Ancestry of “mercenar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mercenaire | mercenary |
| 2 | Latin | mercēnārius | hired for pay |
| 3 | Latin | mercēs | pay, wages, reward |
| 4 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |