Where does “murar” come from?

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

murar (Portuguese): to wall; to mouse

Definitions

  1. to wall; to mouse

Ancestry of “murar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMurowall (outdoors)
2Old Portuguesemuro
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Old Latin moerusEvery word from Latin mūrus