Tanım
•the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
Etimoloji
Etymology tree English meritorious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meritoriousness From meritorious + -ness.