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Where does “murage” come from?

murage (Middle English) comes from Middle French murage, from Middle French murer, from Middle French mur, from Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “murage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmurage—
2Middle Frenchmurer—
3Middle Frenchmur—
4Old Frenchmurwall
5Latinmūrus—
6Old Latinmoerus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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