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Where does “muralis” come from?

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

muralis (Latin): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “muralis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūrus—
2Old Latinmoerus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “muralis”

  • mural
  • intramural
  • transmural
  • extramural
  • muralist
  • muralism
  • nontransmural
  • extramurally
  • photomural
  • intermural
  • intramurally
  • muraled
  • transmurally
  • murally
  • muralistic
  • antemural
  • antemurale
  • extramuralis
  • intramuralis
  • murallón
  • muralla
  • antemural
  • muraglia
  • muraglione
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