Where does “muret” come from?
muret (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.
muret (French): a small wall; a low stone wall
Definitions
- a small wall; a low stone wall
Ancestry of “muret”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mûr | matured, ripe; mature |
| 2 | Middle French | mur | — |
| 3 | Old French | mur | wall |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |