English
muramic
Muramic comes from Latin mūrus ‘wall’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to fix, to build fortifications or fences’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to fix, to build fortifications or fences’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*moyrosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moiros‘wall’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūrus‘wall’
- Englishtodaymuramic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to fix, to build fortifications or fences’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*moyrosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moiros‘wall’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūrus‘wall’
- Englishtodaymuramic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to fix, to build fortifications or fences’
mean, common, community, met, minister, minute, commission, mess, meal, ministry, communication, minor, menu, communist, mere, min, commit, mutual, compromise, missile, immune, communicate, minus, immunity, mole, dismiss, communism, premise, ammunition, communal, mayhem, communion, municipality, noodle, moor, intermittent, ammo, commune, remuneration, mite, 78 more
through Latin mūrus ‘wall’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to muramic acid or its derivatives
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / muramic