Murmurous
/ˈmɜːr.mər.əs/noun
Characterized by murmuring or a low, soft, continuous sound.
Did you know?English inherited this word through Latin from a root that imitated a low rumbling murmur, showing how some words began as pure sound-symbols before becoming poetry.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mor-mor-
“An imitative root expressing a low rumbling or murmuring sound”
Latin
Latin
murmur
“A low indistinct sound; a murmur”
Late Latin
Latin
murmurōsus
“Full of murmuring; murmuring, noisy”
Middle English
English
murmurous
“Murmuring; making or filled with low sounds”
Modern English
English
murmurous
“Characterized by murmuring or a low, soft, continuous sound”
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