promereo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From prō- +‎ mereō (earn, merit, deserve).

Pronunciation

Verb

prōmereō (present infinitive prōmerēre, perfect active prōmeruī, supine prōmeritum); second conjugation

  1. to be deserving of, deserve, merit, earn
  2. (by extension) to acquire, earn, gain, get, win

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • promereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • promereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • promereo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.