Editing Marble (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Marbleboot.jpg|thumb|The [[Marble Boat]], a [[Pavilion|lakeside pavilion]] in the [[Summer Palace]] in [[Beijing]], China]]
[[File:Taj Mahal (Edited).jpeg|thumb|The [[Taj Mahal]] is clad entirely in marble]]

The word "marble" derives from the [[Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|μάρμαρον}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|mármaron}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imperialstonegroup.com/ancient-origins-of-marble|title= From Μάρμαρον to Marble: The Ancient Greek Origins of a Timeless Material| website= imperialstonegroup.com }}</ref> from {{lang|grc|μάρμαρος}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|mármaros}}), "crystalline rock, shining stone",<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dma%2Frmaros μάρμαρος] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020231927/https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=ma/rmaros |date=2021-10-20 }}, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek–English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120720021233/http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/marble?view=uk Marble, Compact Oxford English Dictionary]. Askoxford.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-30.</ref> perhaps from the verb {{lang|grc|μαρμαίρω}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|marmaírō}}), "to flash, sparkle, gleam";<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dmarmai%2Frw μαρμαίρω] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020231925/https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=marmai/rw |date=2021-10-20 }}, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek–English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library</ref> [[Robert S. P. Beekes|R. S. P. Beekes]] has suggested that a "[[Pre-Greek]] origin is probable".<ref>[[Robert S. P. Beekes|R. S. P. Beekes]], ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, p. 907.</ref>

This [[Stem (linguistics)|stem]] is also the ancestor of the [[English language|English]] word "marmoreal", meaning "marble-like."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of MARMOREAL|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marmoreal|access-date=2020-06-18|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024005612/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marmoreal|url-status=live}}</ref> While the English term "marble" resembles the [[French language|French]] {{lang|fr|marbre}}, most other [[European languages]] (with words like "marmoreal") more closely resemble the original Ancient Greek.<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of MARBLE |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marble |website=www.merriam-webster.com |publisher=Merriam-Webster |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026233400/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marble |url-status=live }}</ref>