Where does “marbre” come from?

marbre (Middle English) comes from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

Ancestry of “marbre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmarbremarble
2Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος →Every word from Latin marmor →