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Where does “Muro” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Muro”, step by step

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