Where does “marble” come from?
marble (Middle English) comes from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.
Ancestry of “marble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | marbre | marble |
| 2 | Latin | marmor | a block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάρμαρος | crystalline rock; marble |
| 4 | Indo-European | *mer- | — |
Words derived from “marble”