köken: From Persian مرمر (marmar, “marble”), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble”). Cognate with Karachay-Balkar мермер (mermer), Nogai мермер (mermer), Uyghur مەرمەر (mermer), Turkish mermer (“marble”), etc.
köken: From Persian مرمر (marmar, “marble”), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble”). Cognate with Karachay-Balkar мермер (mermer, “marble”), Nogai мермер (mermer, “marble”), Uyghur مەرمەر (mermer, “marble”), Turkish mermer (“marble”), etc.
köken: From Old Swedish marmor(sten), from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros), perhaps related to μαρμαίρειν (marmaírein, “to gleam”). First attested in the early 15th century (in the compound marmorsten).
marble (metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone) · marble (crystalline limestone interspersed with veins of calcite, similar to this rock) · marble (anything made of marble)
çekim: çoğul marmury · tamlayan marmuru
köken: Learned borrowing from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).
köken: Borrowed from Classical Persian سنگ مرمر (sang marmar, literally “marble stone”). The second part is ultimately from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros).
köken: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros)bor. Latin marmor Romanian marmură Inherited from Latin marmor, borrowed from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).
köken: A wanderword, perhaps via German. Compare German Marmor, Italian marmo, Serbo-Croatian mramor, Russian мрамор (mramor). Ultimately, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble, crystalline rock”). The development of the final -ny is not known.