Where does “murmur” come from?
murmur (Middle English) comes from Old French murmure, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.
murmur (Middle English): A whining, protesting or complaining in the...
Definitions
- A whining, protesting or complaining in the...
Ancestry of “murmur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | murmure | — |
| 2 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |
Words derived from “murmur”