Where does “marmoreo” come from?

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

marmoreo (Italian): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “marmoreo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarmoreusof, pertaining to, made or consisting of marble;...
2Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-

Words derived from “marmoreo

Every word from Indo-European *mer-
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