Where does “murto” come from?

murto (Finnish) comes from Catalan murta, from Latin myrta, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

murto (Finnish): burglary; breaking

Definitions

  1. burglary; breaking

Ancestry of “murto”, step by step

murto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan murta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmurtamyrtle
2Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
3Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
4Semiticm-r-r—

via Livonian mu'r

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianmu'r—

Words derived from “murto”

Every word from Semitic m-r-r →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρτος →Every word from Latin myrta →