Where does “muraglia” come from?

muraglia (Italian) comes from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

muraglia (Italian): wall, especially a high one; wall

Definitions

  1. wall, especially a high one; wall

Ancestry of “muraglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmuralianominative neuter plural of mūrālis; accusative...
2Latinmuraliswall
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “muraglia”

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