Where does “marbit” come from?
marbit (English) comes from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
marbit (English): A small piece of dehydrated marshmallow, used in...
Definitions
- A small piece of dehydrated marshmallow, used in...
Ancestry of “marbit”, step by step
marbit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bit | A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and... |
| 2 | Middle English | bitte | A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin |
| 3 | Old English | byt | bottle, flagon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 5 | Latin | buttia | cask, barrel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English marshmallow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marshmallow | A species of mallow, "Althaea officinalis", that... |
| 2 | Old English | mersċmealwe | marshmallow |
| 3 | Old English | mersċ | marsh |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | marisk | lake-like, marshy; marsh, swamp |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mari | sea, lake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |