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Where does “Marmor” come from?

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

Marmor (German): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “Marmor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
2Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
3Indo-European*mer-—

Words derived from “Marmor”

  • marmorn
  • Marmorkatze
  • marmor
  • marmor
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →