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Where does “mergel” come from?
mergel (Dutch) comes from Old French marle, from Late Latin margila.
mergel
(Dutch): marl
Definitions
marl
Ancestry of “mergel”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
marle
marl
2
Late Latin
margila
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Words derived from “mergel”
mergelgrot
Every word from Late Latin margila →
Every word from Old French marle →