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