Where does “marmură” come from?
marmură (Romanian) comes from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.
marmură (Romanian): marble
Ancestry of “marmură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | marmor | a block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάρμαρος | crystalline rock; marble |
| 3 | Indo-European | *mer- | — |
Words derived from “marmură”