Where does “muraglione” come from?

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

muraglione (Italian): Massive wall

Definitions

  1. Massive wall

Ancestry of “muraglione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmuragliawall, especially a high one; wall
2Late Latinmuralianominative neuter plural of mūrālis; accusative...
3Latinmuraliswall
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Old Latin moerusEvery word from Latin mūrus