Etymograph

English

immurement

From immure + -ment.

A compound of immure + -ment

Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to fix, to build fortifications or fences’

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Latin mūrus ‘wall’

Latin immūrō

Old French enmurer ‘to immure’

Middle English enmuren

English immure

Today it means

noun Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.

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

Etymograph / immurement