Where does “marmyr” come from?

marmyr (Manx) comes from Old Irish marmar, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmyr (Manx): marble stone

Definitions

  1. marble stone

Ancestry of “marmyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarmarmarble
2Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-
Every word from Indo-European *mer-