Where does “muricolo” come from?
muricolo (Italian) comes from Italian muro, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
muricolo (Italian): That lives in walls
Ancestry of “muricolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | muro | wall; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |