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marmarosis
Marmarosis comes from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος ‘crystalline rock’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμάρμαροςmármaros‘crystalline rock’
- Englishtodaymarmarosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμάρμαροςmármaros‘crystalline rock’
- Englishtodaymarmarosis
Formed from -osis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- ‘to seize, grip’
through Ancient Greek μάρμαρος ‘crystalline rock’
Today it means
noun The metamorphosis of limestone into marble.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μάρμαρος / marmarosis