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Where does “murer” come from?

murer (French) comes 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.

murer (French): to wall; wall off; to wall up; to lock up

Definitions

  1. to wall; wall off; to wall up; to lock up

Ancestry of “murer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmûrmatured, ripe; mature
2Middle Frenchmur—
3Old Frenchmurwall
4Latinmūrus—
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “murer”

  • murage
  • mura
  • murage
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