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Where does “marne” come from?

marne (Italian) comes from Italian marna, from French marne, from Latin mātrōna, from Latin māter, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

marne (Italian): plural of marna

Definitions

  1. plural of marna

Ancestry of “marne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarnamarl; marlstone; inflection of marnare: ##...
2Frenchmarnefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Latinmātrōna—
4Latinmāter—
5Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
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