Where does “murar” come from?

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

murar (Spanish): to surround with a wall

Definitions

  1. to surround with a wall

Ancestry of “murar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmurowall
2Old Spanishmuro
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