Where does “circummure” come from?

circummure (English) comes from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

circummure (English): To surround with, or as if with, a wall

Definitions

  1. To surround with, or as if with, a wall

Ancestry of “circummure”, step by step

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