Where does “nontransmural” come from?
nontransmural (English) comes from English transmural, 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.
nontransmural (English): Not transmural
Definitions
- Not transmural
Ancestry of “nontransmural”, step by step
nontransmural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transmural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transmural | beyond a city wall; passing through the wall of... |
| 2 | English | mural | A large painting, usually drawn on a wall; Of or... |
| 3 | French | mural | mural |
| 4 | Old French | mural | wall; especially a large one |
| 5 | Latin | muralis | wall |
| 6 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 7 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |