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Where does “marmotte” come from?

marmotte (Italian) comes from Italian marmotta, from French marmotte, from Franco-Provençal marmotan, from Latin muris montanus — mountain rat.

marmotte (Italian): plural of marmotta

Definitions

  1. plural of marmotta

Ancestry of “marmotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarmottamarmot; groundhog
2Frenchmarmottemarmot; person who sleeps a lot; female...
3Franco-Provençalmarmotan—
4Latinmuris montanusmountain rat
Every word from Latin muris montanus →