Where does “merdós” come from?

merdós (Catalan) comes from Catalan merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.

merdós (Catalan): shitty

Definitions

  1. shitty

Ancestry of “merdós”, step by step

merdós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan merda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmerdadung, excrement, shit
2Latinmerdadung, excrement, shit
3Proto-Italic(s)merdā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- →