Where does “marmură” come from?

marmură (Romanian) comes from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmură (Romanian): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “marmură”, step by step

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

Words derived from “marmură

Every word from Indo-European *mer-Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαροςEvery word from Latin marmor