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Where does “mural” come from?

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

mural (Old French): wall; especially a large one

Definitions

  1. wall; especially a large one

Ancestry of “mural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmuraliswall
2Latinmūrus—
3Old Latinmoerus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mural”

  • mural
  • transmural
  • muralist
  • muralism
  • nontransmural
  • photomural
  • intermural
  • muraled
  • transmurally
  • murally
  • muralistic
  • mural
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →