Where does “murage” come from?
murage (English) comes from Middle English murage, from Middle French murage, from Middle French murer, from Middle French mur, from Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
murage (English): A tax paid for building or repairing the walls of...
Definitions
- A tax paid for building or repairing the walls of...
Ancestry of “murage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | murage | — |
| 2 | Middle French | murage | — |
| 3 | Middle French | murer | — |
| 4 | Middle French | mur | — |
| 5 | Old French | mur | wall |
| 6 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |