Where does “marmoreean” come from?

marmoreean (Romanian) comes from French marmoréen, from Latin marmoreus, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmoreean (Romanian): marmoreal

Definitions

  1. marmoreal

Ancestry of “marmoreean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarmoréenmarmoreal
2Latinmarmoreusof, pertaining to, made or consisting of marble;...
3Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
4Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
5Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →