Where does “marmorimurri” come from?

marmorimurri (Finnish) comes from Finnish marmori, from Swedish marmor, from German Marmor, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmorimurri (Finnish): murrelet

Definitions

  1. murrelet

Ancestry of “marmorimurri”, step by step

marmorimurri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish marmori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarmorimarble
2Swedishmarmormarble; rock of crystalline limestone
3GermanMarmormarble
4Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
5Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
6Indo-European*mer-—

via Finnish murri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurrimurrelet
2EnglishmurreletAny of several species of small seabirds, in the...
3English-leta diminutive suffix; for example; piece; as in a...
4Middle English-let—

Words derived from “marmorimurri”

Every word from Indo-European *mer- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος →Every word from Latin marmor →