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Where does “dismerdo” come from?

dismerdo (Latin) comes from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.

Ancestry of “dismerdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmerdadung, excrement, shit
2Proto-Italic(s)merdā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench
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