Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “muro” come from?

muro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “muro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “muro”

  • muro
  • murar
  • murar
  • muro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →