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Where does “murrine” come from?

murrine (English) comes from English murrhine, from Latin murrhinus, from Latin murrha.

murrine (English): a glass mosaic cane made by fusing together...

Definitions

  1. a glass mosaic cane made by fusing together...

Ancestry of “murrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmurrhineMade of the stone or material called "murrha" by...
2Latinmurrhinus—
3Latinmurrha—
Every word from Latin murrha →