Mirlo
/ˈmiɾ.lo/noun
A blackbird, especially the common blackbird in Spanish.
Did you know?Spanish mirlo comes from Latin merula, the blackbird, and its cousins spread across Romance languages while the bird itself became a symbol of darkness, song, and omen.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
merula
“blackbird”
Late Latin
Latin
merulu
“a later spoken form leading into Romance languages”
Old Spanish
Old Spanish
mirlo
“blackbird”
Modern Spanish
Spanish
mirlo
“blackbird”