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Where does “mural” come from?

mural (Spanish) comes from Latin muralis, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mural (Spanish): mural

Definitions

  1. mural

Ancestry of “mural”, step by step

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