Where does “Merculo” come from?

Merculo (Spanish) comes from Spanish culo, from Old Spanish culo, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Merculo (Spanish): Mercurio the Chilean daily newspaper

Definitions

  1. Mercurio the Chilean daily newspaper

Ancestry of “Merculo”, step by step

Merculo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish culo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishculoass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks;...
2Old Spanishculoarse
3Latincūlusthe arse, ass
4Proto-Celtickūloscorner
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Spanish mercurio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmercuriomercury
2LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
3Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
4Proto-Italic*merks
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-
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