Where does “antemurale” come from?

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

antemurale (Latin): protecting wall, an outwork, breastwork, barbican

Definitions

  1. protecting wall, an outwork, breastwork, barbican

Ancestry of “antemurale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “antemurale”

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