Where does “marmor Pentelicum” come from?

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

marmor Pentelicum (Latin): Pentelic marble

Definitions

  1. Pentelic marble

Ancestry of “marmor Pentelicum”, step by step

marmor Pentelicum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin marmor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
2Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
3Indo-European*mer-—

via Latin Pentelicus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPentelicusPentelic; relating to Mount Pentelicus, a mountain near Athens in Attica, Greece
2Ancient GreekΠεντελικός—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος →Every word from Latin marmor →