Etymograph

English

antemural

Antemural comes from Latin antemurale ‘protecting wall, an outwork, breastwork,…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*moyrosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moiros‘wall’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūrus‘wall, city wall(s),’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūrālis‘of or pertaining to a wall’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEantemurale‘protecting wall, an outwork, breastwork, barbican’
  7. Englishtodayantemural

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*moyrosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moiros‘wall’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūrus‘wall, city wall(s),’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūrālis‘of or pertaining to a wall’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEantemurale‘protecting wall, an outwork, breastwork, barbican’
  7. Englishtodayantemural

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’

mean, common, community, met, commission, minister, minute, ministry, minor, mess, communication, min, commit, meal, menu, communist, compromise, missile, mere, minus, immune, communicate, mutual, dismiss, ammunition, immunity, mole, communism, premise, ammo, municipality, communion, noodle, communal, moor, mayhem, commune, intermittent, omit, remuneration, 79 more

Today it means

noun An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / antemural

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