Where does “marmolite” come from?

marmolite (Italian) comes from Italian marmo, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmolite (Italian): marmolite

Definitions

  1. marmolite

Ancestry of “marmolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarmomarble
2Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος →Every word from Latin marmor →