mereo.
to deserve, merit
Meaning & usage
to deserve, merit
to earn, get, obtain, acquire
stīpendia merere
to serve, to render service to (with ablative of the person or thing interested)
to earn a living
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *merēō, from earlier *merējō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mr̥-éh₁-yeti, from *(s)mer- (“to assign, allot”). Cognate of Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “share, portion”). See also Latin merx, Ancient Greek μείρομαι (meíromai, “to receive as one's portion or due”) and Hittite 𒈥𒀝𒍣 (mar-ak-zi /marktsi/, “to cut up, divide (a sacrifice), separate, unravel”).
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