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

  1. A false wall raised in front of the main wall as...

Ancestry of “vauntmure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavant-mura wall erected in front of another wall; the...
2Frenchmûrmatured, ripe; mature
3Middle Frenchmurwall
4Old Frenchmurwall
5Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
6Old Latinmoerus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →