Borrowed from anglo norman and old french marbre from latin marmor from ancient greek μάρμαρος mármaros perhaps related to μαρμάρεος marmáreos gleaming.
What does marble mean in latin.
Latin words for marbles include marmor and lapis.
Marbled adj made of or faced with marble.
The forms from french replaced old english marma which had previously been borrowed from latin.
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Meaning pronunciation translations and examples.
Marble third person singular simple present marbles present participle marbling simple past and past participle marbled transitive to cause something to have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.
Latinum latin svenska swedish dansk.
Much of the early classical marble came from the marmaris sea above the aegean.
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