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Where does “μάρμαρο” come from?

μάρμαρο (Greek) comes from Koine Greek μάρμαρον, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

μάρμαρο (Greek): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “μάρμαρο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekμάρμαρον—
2Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
3Indo-European*mer-—

Words derived from “μάρμαρο”

  • marmar
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →