Examples: the merciless enemy a merciless critic gave him a merciless beating
merciless (English)├── -less (English)│ └── -leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))│ └── leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))└── mercy (English) └── merci (Middle English (1100-1500)) └── merci (Anglo-Norman) └── mercedem (Latin)
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