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