Where does “marmorean” come from?

marmorean (English) comes from French marmoréen, from Latin marmoreus, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmorean (English): marmoreal

Definitions

  1. marmoreal

Ancestry of “marmorean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarmoréenmarmoreal
2Latinmarmoreusof, pertaining to, made or consisting of marble;...
3Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
4Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
5Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →