[ˈmɛ.re.oː], [ˈmɛː.re.o]
OrigoFrom 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”).
- conjugation-2to deserve, merit
“et iubet et meruī” — And he commands [it], and I deserved [it]
- conjugation-2to earn, get, obtain, acquire
- conjugation-2to serve, to render service to (with ablative of the person or thing interested)
“sic se complures anuos illo imperante meruisse” — that they had served to him for many years as commander
- conjugation-2to earn a living
Formaemereō(canonical) · merēre(infinitive, present) · meruī(active, perfect) · meritum(supine) · mereō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · merēs(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · meret(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · merēmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · merētis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · merent(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · merēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · merēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · merēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · merēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · merēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · merēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · merēbō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · merēbis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · merēbit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · merēbimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Fons: Vicitionarium