Where does “murager” come from?
murager (Middle English) comes from Old French muragier, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “murager”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | muragier | an officer in charge of town walls, receiving... |
| 2 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “murager”