Where does “merulentus” come from?
merulentus (Latin) comes from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
merulentus (Latin): drunken, intoxicated
Ancestry of “merulentus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 2 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 3 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 4 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |