Where does “moenia” come from?

moenia (Latin) comes from Old Latin moene, from Proto-Indo-European móyni, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

moenia (Latin): city walls, fortifications, walls, ramparts

Definitions

  1. city walls, fortifications, walls, ramparts

Ancestry of “moenia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinmoenewall, fortification
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmóyni—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “moenia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móyni →Every word from Old Latin moene →