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Where does “marmor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “marmor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmarmor—
2Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-—

Words derived from “marmor”

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