English
muriform
Muriform comes from Latin murus ‘a 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 CEmurus‘a wall’
- Englishtodaymuriform
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 CEmurus‘a wall’
- Englishtodaymuriform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to fix, to build fortifications or fences’
mean, common, community, met, minister, minute, commission, ministry, mess, communication, meal, min, minor, commit, menu, communist, compromise, missile, mere, mutual, communicate, minus, immune, dismiss, premise, ammunition, immunity, mole, communism, municipality, communal, ammo, mayhem, communion, noodle, intermittent, remuneration, commune, moor, mite, 78 more
through Latin murus ‘a wall’
Today it means
adj Resembling a wall.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / muriform