Where does “vauntmure” come from?
vauntmure (English) comes from French avant-mur, from French mûr, from Middle French mur, from Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
vauntmure (English): A false wall raised in front of the main wall as...
Definitions
- A false wall raised in front of the main wall as...
Ancestry of “vauntmure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | avant-mur | a wall erected in front of another wall; the... |
| 2 | French | mûr | matured, ripe; mature |
| 3 | Middle French | mur | — |
| 4 | Old French | mur | wall |
| 5 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |