merge

Where does the word "merge" come from? It comes from Latin mergere, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).

Merge’s story begins in Latin: mergere meant “to dip, to plunge.” The root of 'submerge' and 'emerge'. It reached English by 1600s as merge. Settled as the English word for combining or blending two or more things into one. Today, merge means to combine or blend two or more things together into one.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient mergere "to dip, to plunge", the root of 'submerge' and 'emerge'.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1600s merge "to combine or blend two or more things into one", settled as the English word for combining or blending two or more things into one.