Where does “mersalyl” come from?

mersalyl (English) comes from English mer-, from Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic mari-, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mersalyl (English): An organomercury compound occasionally used as a diuretic

Definitions

  1. An organomercury compound occasionally used as a diuretic

Ancestry of “mersalyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmer-sea; marine; applied to beings that are partly...
2Middle Englishmere-
3Old Englishmere-
4Proto-Germanicmari-
5Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Germanic mari