English
marmorean
Marmorean comes from Latin marmoreus ‘of marble’, and goes back to Ancient Greek μάρμαρος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμάρμαρος‘anything made of marble’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmarmor‘marble’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmarmoreus‘of marble’
- Englishtodaymarmorean
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμάρμαρος‘anything made of marble’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmarmor‘marble’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmarmoreus‘of marble’
- Englishtodaymarmorean
Formed from -e- + -an
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- ‘to seize, grip’
through Latin marmor ‘marble’
Today it means
adj marmoreal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μάρμαρος / marmorean