Where does “merlotto” come from?

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

merlotto (Italian): Young blackbird; martlet; fool, simpleton

Definitions

  1. Young blackbird; martlet; fool, simpleton

Ancestry of “merlotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmerlomerlon; blackbird; pushover or weakling
2Latinmerulusbattlement
3Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
4Proto-Italicmeselā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →