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
- Young blackbird; martlet; fool, simpleton
Ancestry of “merlotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | merlo | merlon; blackbird; pushover or weakling |
| 2 | Latin | merulus | battlement |
| 3 | Latin | merula | blackbird; wrasse |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | meselā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ems- | to give birth, beget |