Where does “merlare” come from?

merlare (Italian) comes from Italian merlo, from Latin merulus, from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

merlare (Italian): To crenellate

Definitions

  1. To crenellate

Ancestry of “merlare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmerlomerlon; blackbird; pushover or weakling
2Latinmerulusbattlement
3Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
4Proto-Italicmeselā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget

Words derived from “merlare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →
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