Where does “marmaglia” come from?
marmaglia (Italian) comes from French marmaille, from French marmot, from French marmotter, from French marmonner, from Latin murmuro, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.
marmaglia (Italian): riff-raff
Definitions
- riff-raff
Ancestry of “marmaglia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | marmaille | rabble of kids |
| 2 | French | marmot | An architectural grotesque, especially a door... |
| 3 | French | marmotter | to mumble, mutter |
| 4 | French | marmonner | to murmur, mumble |
| 5 | Latin | murmuro | I murmur, mutter; I murmur or grumble at,... |
| 6 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |