Where does “merdo” come from?
merdo (Esperanto) comes from French merde, from Middle French merde, from Old French merde, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.
merdo (Esperanto): excrement, shit
Definitions
- excrement, shit
Ancestry of “merdo”, step by step
merdo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French merde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | merde | shit!, crap!; break a leg!; turd, piece of feces,... |
| 2 | Middle French | merde | shit |
| 3 | Old French | merde | shit |
| 4 | Latin | merda | dung, excrement, shit |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | (s)merdā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smerd-h₂- | stench |
via Italian merda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | merda | shit, crap |