mercy

Senso (Inglese)

Opposto di
mercilessness, ruthlessness, cruelty
Frequenza

B1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈmɜːsi/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English mercy, merci, from Anglo-Norman merci (compare continental Old French merci, mercit), from Latin mercēs (“wages, fee, price”), from merx (“wares, merchandise”). Displaced native Old English mildheortnes (literally "mildheartedness"). Cognate with French merci, whence the doublet merci.

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