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Where does “(s)merdā” come from?

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

Ancestry of “(s)merdā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench

Words derived from “(s)merdā”

  • merde
  • mierda
  • merd
  • merdivorous
  • merda
  • dismerdo
  • mierda
  • miéchica
  • mierdoso
  • merda
  • merdoso
  • merdaccia
  • merdosamente
  • merdaio
  • merde
  • merdiquer
  • merdique
  • merdeux
  • merde
  • emmerder
  • écrase-merde
  • merdier
  • démerder
  • emmerdeur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- →