English merlon

← English cop (link)

← English merlin (mention)

← Spanish merlón (cognate)

← French merlon (borrowed)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- (derived)

← Italian merlone (derived)

← Italian merlo (mention)

← Italian -one (mention)

← Italian mergolo (cognate)

← Latin merlus (mention)

← Latin merula (derived)

← Portuguese merlão (cognate)

→ English merlin (alter)

→ Italian merlo (cognate)