muro

Galician

/ˈmuɾo̝/

noun
Definitions
  • wall stone structure built for defense
  • wall stone structure built for delimitation
  • wall division of a structure
  • (regional) hill-fort
  • breakwater

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese muro inherited from Latin mūrus (wall, defensive wall) inherited from Old Latin *moerus derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mey-

Gloss

small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

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Emoji
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