Where does “murs” come from?

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

murs (Old French): oblique plural of mur; nominative singular of mur

Definitions

  1. oblique plural of mur; nominative singular of mur

Ancestry of “murs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmurwall
2Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
3Old Latinmoerus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →