Where does “amurallamiento” come from?
amurallamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish amurallar, from Spanish muralla, from Italian muraglia, from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
amurallamiento (Spanish): walling; building of walls
Definitions
- walling; building of walls
Ancestry of “amurallamiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | amurallar | to wall |
| 2 | Spanish | muralla | large wall built to protect cities or territories |
| 3 | Italian | muraglia | wall, especially a high one; wall |
| 4 | Late Latin | muralia | nominative neuter plural of mūrālis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | muralis | wall |
| 6 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 7 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |