marmoreal

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμάρμᾰρος“marble”
2. Latin · derived frommarmoreus“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”
3. English todaymarmoreal

From Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Marmoreus is derived from marmor (“block or piece of marble; marble building or statue”) (from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros, “marble”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). By surface analysis, Latin marmor + -eal.

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