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Where does “marmot” come from?

marmot (French) comes from French marmotter, from French marmonner, from Latin murmuro, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.

marmot (French): An architectural grotesque, especially a door...

Definitions

  1. An architectural grotesque, especially a door...

Ancestry of “marmot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarmotterto mumble, mutter
2Frenchmarmonnerto murmur, mumble
3LatinmurmuroI murmur, mutter; I murmur or grumble at,...
4Latinmurmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmormur-—

Words derived from “marmot”

  • marmaglia
  • marmaille
  • marmot
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