Where does “merlón” come from?

merlón (Spanish) comes from Italian merlone, from Italian merlo, from Latin merulus, from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

merlón (Spanish): merlon

Definitions

  1. merlon

Ancestry of “merlón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmerlonemerlon
2Italianmerlomerlon; blackbird; pushover or weakling
3Latinmerulusbattlement
4Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
5Proto-Italicmeselā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →