Proto-Indo-European

*merh₂-

‘to crumble, crush’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-.

14 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-, most familiar first.

• marble ← marbre ← marmor ← μάρμαρος ← μᾰ́ρνᾰμαι
• mora ← *morh₂éh₂
• mallet ← maylet ← maillet ← mail ← malleum
• marmoreal ← marmoreus ← marmor ← μάρμαρος ← μᾰ́ρνᾰμαι
• commorancy ← commorāns ← commorārī ← mora ← *morā
• commoratio ← commoror ← moror ← mora ← *morā
• commoration ← commoratio ← commoror ← moror ← mora
• marmarosis ← μάρμαρος ← μᾰ́ρνᾰμαι
• marmoraceous ← marmor ← μάρμαρος ← μᾰ́ρνᾰμαι
• marmorean ← marmoreus ← marmor ← μάρμαρος ← μᾰ́ρνᾰμαι
• marmoreous ← marmor ← μάρμαρος ← μᾰ́ρνᾰμαι
• marmoric ← marmor ← μάρμαρος ← μᾰ́ρνᾰμαι

More words from *merh₂-

• marmorosis
• marmolite

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-