Etymograph

English

Melo

Melo comes from Portuguese melro ‘blackbird’, and goes back to Latin merula.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmerula‘blackbird’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmerŭlum
  3. Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500melrro
  4. Portuguesec. 1500–presentmelro‘blackbird’
  5. EnglishtodayMelo

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmerula‘blackbird’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmerŭlum
  3. Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500melrro
  4. Portuguesec. 1500–presentmelro‘blackbird’
  5. EnglishtodayMelo

Every English word from Latin merula

Today it means

name A city in Uruguay, capital of the department of Cerro Largo

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin merula / Melo

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