Where does “intermured” come from?
intermured (English) comes from English murus, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
intermured (English): Enclosed by, or as if by, walls
Definitions
- Enclosed by, or as if by, walls
Ancestry of “intermured”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | murus | A wall; A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of... |
| 2 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 3 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |