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Where does “marmar” come from?

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

marmar (Old Irish): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “marmar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “marmar”

  • marmarach
  • marmaraigh
  • marmar
  • marmor
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →