Where does “mercedar” come from?

mercedar (Spanish) comes from Spanish merced, from Old Spanish merced, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

mercedar (Spanish): to concede (land for exploitation)

Definitions

  1. to concede (land for exploitation)

Ancestry of “mercedar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmercedmercy
2Old Spanishmerced—
3Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →