Where does “murar” come from?
murar (Galician) comes from Galician muro, from Old Portuguese muro, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
murar (Galician): to wall; to mouse, to waylay mice; to lurk; to...
Definitions
- to wall; to mouse, to waylay mice; to lurk; to...
Ancestry of “murar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | muro | wall; hill-fort; breakwater |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | muro | — |
| 3 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |