Where does “vuesa merced” come from?
vuesa merced (Spanish) comes from Spanish vuestra, from Spanish vuestro, from Latin vostrum, from Latin vester, from Proto-Italic westeros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
vuesa merced (Spanish): your grace; your mercy; you
Definitions
- your grace; your mercy; you
Ancestry of “vuesa merced”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | vuestra | feminine singular of vuestro; your |
| 2 | Spanish | vuestro | Yours; Yours, your, to you |
| 3 | Latin | vostrum | Alternative spelling of vestrum; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | vester | your, yours, of you |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | westeros | your |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |