English

Marblette

From marble + -ette; originally a trademark.

Formed from marble + -ette

Ancient Greek μάρμαρος ‘anything made of marble’

Latin marmor ‘a block or piece of marble’

Old French marbre ‘marble (stone)’

Middle English marble

Today it means

noun A synthetic phenolic resin similar to Bakelite.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Marblette