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Italian meritare
Latin meritāre (mention)
Latin meritus (mention)

English merit (cognate)
Italian merito (link)
Italian meritevole (suffix)
Italian benmeritare (prefix)
Italian rimeritare (prefix)
Italian meritarsela (affix)
Venetian meritar (cognate)