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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Mercy and merci? #13937 12/27/2000 8:32 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Allo nemo, The word merci has two meanings in French a) merci / thank-you b) merci / mercy – (both derived from the Latin merces, mercedis), which has a several meanings we are all aware of: compassion shown, granting of grace, clemency or leniency… My French dictionaries do not say, but it is not a stretch to believe that the "thank-you" merci evolved from the "granting of a grace" merci. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Mercy and merci? nemo 12/27/2000 7:57 PM Re: Mercy and merci? belMarduk 12/27/2000 8:32 PM Re: Mercy and merci? tsuwm 12/27/2000 9:46 PM Re: Mercy and merci? wsieber 01/05/2001 11:18 AM Re: Pleonasm belMarduk 01/06/2001 1:00 AM Re: Pleonasm Capital Kiwi 01/06/2001 3:14 AM Re: Pleonasm belMarduk 01/06/2001 3:55 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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