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