Where does “marbleness” come from?
marbleness (English) comes from English marble, from Middle English marble, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.
marbleness (English): Quality of being marble
Definitions
- Quality of being marble
Ancestry of “marbleness”, step by step
marbleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marble | A rock of crystalline limestone; A small ball,... |
| 2 | Middle English | marble | — |
| 3 | Old French | marbre | marble |
| 4 | Latin | marmor | a block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μάρμαρος | crystalline rock; marble |
| 6 | Indo-European | *mer- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |