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