Where does “Merlot” come from?

Merlot derives from French merle, from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems-, all meaning blackbird.

Merlot (English): A dark-blue variety of wine grape; A dry red wine...

Definitions

  1. A dark-blue variety of wine grape; A dry red wine...

Ancestry of “Merlot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMerleblackbird
2Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
3Proto-Italicmeselā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →