Where does “mur” come from?

mur (Breton) comes from Middle Breton mur, from Old Breton mur, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mur (Breton): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “mur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretonmur—
2Old Bretonmur—
3Proto-Brythonic*mʉr—
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →