Where does “marled” come from?

marled (English) comes from English marble, from Middle English marble, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marled (English): Mottled, streaked, multicoloured; simple past...

Definitions

  1. Mottled, streaked, multicoloured; simple past...

Ancestry of “marled”, step by step

marled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English marble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarbleA rock of crystalline limestone; A small ball,...
2Middle Englishmarble
3Old Frenchmarbremarble
4Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
5Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
6Indo-European*mer-

via English marl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarlA mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate...
2Middle Englishmarlemarl
3Old Frenchmarlemarl
4Late Latinmargila

Words derived from “marled

Every word from Indo-European *mer-