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marmaros
Greek · ancient
"shining stone"
shining stone, from marmairein (to shine, sparkle)
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marmor
Latin · ancient
"the polished, crystalline rock"
carried into Latin for the polished, crystalline rock
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marbre
Old French · medieval
"the prized building stone"
carried into French for the same prized building stone
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marble
English · 1200s
"a crystalline metamorphic rock used in sculpture and building"
settled as the English word for the crystalline metamorphic rock
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