Where does “mergus” come from?

mergus (Latin) comes from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

mergus (Latin): diver (loon), a kind of waterfowl

Definitions

  1. diver (loon), a kind of waterfowl

Ancestry of “mergus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmergōto dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown
2Proto-Indo-European*mésgetito sink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink

Words derived from “mergus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti →Every word from Latin mergō →