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Where does “marbrer” come from?

marbrer (French) comes from French marbre, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marbrer (French): to marble

Definitions

  1. to marble

Ancestry of “marbrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarbremarble; home plate; first-person singular present...
2Old Frenchmarbremarble
3Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
4Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
5Indo-European*mer-—

Words derived from “marbrer”

  • marbre
  • marbrer
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →