Wall
/wɔːl/noun
A vertical structure that encloses, divides, or supports a space.
Did you know?English wall comes from Latin vallum, the fortified palisade of a Roman camp, and is related to vallus “stake,” so the word’s oldest sense is literally a military barrier built from sharpened posts.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“to turn, roll, or bend”
Latin
Latin
vallus
“stake, post”
Latin
Latin
vallum
“a rampart or palisade, especially of a Roman fort”
Old English
OE
weall
“a wall, rampart”
Middle English
ME
wall
“a wall, barrier”
Modern English
English
wall
“a vertical structure enclosing or dividing space”
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