English
emeritate
From emeritus + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
Formed from emeritus + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- ‘to allot’
Latin mereō ‘to deserve, merit’
Latin ēmereō ‘to earn, merit’
Latin ēmeritus ‘(having been) earned, (having been) merited’
English emeritus
Today it means
noun The act of becoming, or status of being emeritus or emerita.
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Etymograph / emeritate