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Where does “μάρμαρον” come from?
μάρμαρον (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.
Ancestry of “μάρμαρον”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
μάρμαρος
crystalline rock; marble
2
Indo-European
*mer-
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Words derived from “μάρμαρον”
μάρμαρο
marmar
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