Where does “mármore” come from?

mármore (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese marmor, from Vulgar Latin marmor, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

mármore (Galician): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “mármore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemarmor
2Vulgar Latinmarmor
3Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
4Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
5Indo-European*mer-
Every word from Indo-European *mer-Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαροςEvery word from Latin marmor