Where does “murs” come from?

murs (Catalan) comes from Catalan mur, from Old Occitan mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

murs (Catalan): plural of mur

Definitions

  1. plural of mur

Ancestry of “murs”, step by step

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