Where does “merlone” come from?

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

merlone (Italian): merlon

Definitions

  1. merlon

Ancestry of “merlone”, step by step

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

Words derived from “merlone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →