Editing Wall (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Beowulf - weall.jpg|thumb|"weall," an [[Old English]] word for 'wall']]

The term ''wall'' comes from the [[Latin]] {{Lang|la|vallum}} meaning "an earthen wall or [[Rampart (fortification)|rampart]] set with [[palisade]]s, a row or line of stakes, a wall, a rampart, fortification", while the Latin word {{Lang|la|murus}} refers to a defensive stone wall.<ref>"Wall". Whitney, William Dwight, and Benjamin E. Smith. ''The Century dictionary and cyclopedia'', vol. 8. New York: Century Co., 1901. 6,809. Print.</ref> [[English language|English]] uses the same word to mean an external wall and the internal sides of a [[room]], but this is not universal, and many languages distinguish between the two. This distinction can be seen In [[German language|German]] between {{Lang|de|wand}} and {{Lang|de|mauer}}, and in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] between {{Lang|es|pared}} and {{Lang|es|muro}}.