Where does “murmuring” come from?
Murmuring comes from Middle English murmur, from Old French murmure, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-, all denoting a low continuous sound.
murmuring (English): present participle of murmur; A sound that...
Definitions
- present participle of murmur; A sound that...
Ancestry of “murmuring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | murmur | Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running... |
| 2 | Middle English | murmur | A whining, protesting or complaining in the... |
| 3 | Old French | murmure | — |
| 4 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |
Words derived from “murmuring”