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Where does “marmor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “marmor”, step by step

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