Where does “muralism” come from?
muralism (English) comes from English mural, from French mural, from Old French mural, from Latin muralis, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
muralism (English): An art movement involving murals
Definitions
- An art movement involving murals
Ancestry of “muralism”, step by step
muralism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mural | A large painting, usually drawn on a wall; Of or... |
| 2 | French | mural | mural |
| 3 | Old French | mural | wall; especially a large one |
| 4 | Latin | muralis | wall |
| 5 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 6 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |