marmor
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun
Definitions
- (mineral) marble (type of limestone)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Marmor (marble) derived from Latin marmor (marble) derived from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (marble, crystalline rock).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μάρμαρος
Gloss
marble, crystalline rock
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- marmoric English
- marmorosis English
- marmor Latin
- marmor, marmore Latin
- marmore Latin
- marmoreus Latin
- Marmor German
- Marmorkatze German
- Marmorkrebs German
- Marmortisch German
- marmorn German
- márvány Hungarian
- marmo Italian
- μάρμαρος Ancient Greek
- μαρμάρινος Ancient Greek
- *mer- Proto-Indo-European
- marmor Norwegian Bokmål
- *mormorъ Proto-Slavic
- مرمر Arabic
- مَرْمَر Arabic
- marbre Old French
- مرمر Persian
- μάρμαρο Greek (modern)
- marmor Welsh
- marmer Middle Dutch
- մարմար Old Armenian
- mermer Turkish
- marmar Old Irish
- marmul Friulian
- marmuras Lithuanian
- მარმარილოჲ Old Georgian
- mermer Crimean Tatar