Where does “muralleta” come from?

muralleta (Catalan) comes from Catalan muralla, from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

muralleta (Catalan): parapet

Definitions

  1. parapet

Ancestry of “muralleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmurallawall
2Late Latinmuralianominative neuter plural of mūrālis; accusative...
3Latinmuraliswall
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 moerusEvery word from Latin mūrus