Morpheme
Mere
Type
bound base
Denotation
deserve, earn
Etymology
(1) Latin meritum, from meritus, from merēre (2) Latin meritāre, from merēre + -itāre
Evidence
demerit, immerit, immeritorious, immeritoriously, merit, meritable, meriter, meritless, meritmonger, meritocracy, meritocrat, meritorious, meritoriously, meritoriousness, merits, overmerit, unmeriting, unmeritocratic, unmeritorious
Notes
<Mere + -it(e) -> merit> (noun)
<Mere + -it -> merit> (verb)
See Also
Merete, Meretrice, -it(e) [-ite, -it], -it
