Where does “Mérida” come from?
Mérida (Spanish) comes from Latin ēmerita, 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 “Mérida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ēmerita | an ancient Roman city, now Mérida, Spain |
| 2 | Latin | emeritus | earned, merited, having been earned; served,... |
| 3 | Latin | emereo | I earn, merit, gain by service; I serve out; I... |
| 4 | Latin | mereō | to deserve, merit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mer- | to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to... |