Hyphenation
show no Mer·cyTurkish pronunciation
şō nō mırsiPronunciation
/ˈsʜō ˈnō ˈmərsē/ /ˈʃoʊ ˈnoʊ ˈmɜrsiː/
Etymology
[ 'shO ] (verb.) 12th century. Middle English shewen, showen, from Old English scEawian to look, look at, see; akin to Old High German scouwOn to look, look at, and probably to Latin cavEre to be on one's guard.