Where does “murus” come from?

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

murus (English): A wall; A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of...

Definitions

  1. A wall; A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of...

Ancestry of “murus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
2Old Latinmoerus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “murus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →