Where does “smerlucciare” come from?

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

smerlucciare (Italian): to flee, to run away

Definitions

  1. to flee, to run away

Ancestry of “smerlucciare”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Italic meselā →Every word from Latin merula →