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