Where does “merde” come from?
merde (Italian) comes from Italian merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.
merde (Italian): plural of merda
Ancestry of “merde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | merda | shit, crap |
| 2 | Latin | merda | dung, excrement, shit |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | (s)merdā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smerd-h₂- | stench |