marmor
“marmor” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- marble (rock of crystalline limestone)
Etymology
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).
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