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Where does “merda” come from?

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

merda (Portuguese): shit; faeces; a chunk of shit; piece of shit

Definitions

  1. shit; faeces; a chunk of shit; piece of shit

Ancestry of “merda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemerda—
2Latinmerdadung, excrement, shit
3Proto-Italic(s)merdā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench

Words derived from “merda”

  • merdoso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- →