Where does “marmoset” come from?
marmoset (English) comes from French marmouset, from French marmonner, from Latin murmuro, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.
marmoset (English): A small monkey, now specifically a Central and...
Definitions
- A small monkey, now specifically a Central and...
Ancestry of “marmoset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | marmouset | grotesque, gargoyle; brat, kid |
| 2 | French | marmonner | to murmur, mumble |
| 3 | Latin | murmuro | I murmur, mutter; I murmur or grumble at,... |
| 4 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |
Words derived from “marmoset”