English
munite
Munite comes from Latin mūnīre ‘to wall round, fortify’, from moenia ‘walls’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to strengthen’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to strengthen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*móynireconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEmoene
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoenia‘walls’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūnīre‘to wall round, fortify’
- Englishearliest quotation 1603munite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to strengthen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*móynireconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEmoene
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoenia‘walls’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūnīre‘to wall round, fortify’
- Englishearliest quotation 1603munite
Earliest quotation: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes […]: “being in his owne Countrie, and amidst good friends,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to strengthen’
mean, common, met, commission, minute, minister, minor, community, mess, meal, ministry, min, menu, communication, compromise, missile, mere, commit, mutual, minus, dismiss, premise, communist, mole, immune, communicate, mayhem, noodle, moor, communal, communism, mural, immunity, municipality, intermittent, communion, remuneration, commune, minstrel, omit, 77 more
through Proto-Indo-European *móyni
Today it means
verb To fortify, strengthen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / munite