Where does “múr” come from?

múr (Irish) comes from Old Irish múr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

múr (Irish): wall defensive, rampart

Definitions

  1. wall defensive, rampart

Ancestry of “múr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmúrwall
2Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
3Old Latinmoerus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “múr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →