The story
From Spanish, from the third word of the Latin name “colōnia Augusta Ēmerita”, from the feminine of ēmeritus (“veteran”), referring to the Iberian city being founded as an imperial veterans’ colony.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mérida
Today it means: A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province Full definition →