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
2Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
3Old Latinmoerus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mural”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →