marl的词源

英文词源

marl (n.)

"clayey soil used for fertilizer," late 14c., from Old French marle (Modern French marne), from Late Latin marglia, diminutive of Latin marga "marl," which is said by Pliny to be a Gaulish word, but modern Celtic cognates are considered to be borrowed from English or French. As a verb by late 14c. Medieval Latin margila is the source of Dutch mergel, German Mergel.

中文词源

marl：泥灰，灰泥浆

来自古法语marle,来自拉丁语marglia,灰泥。可能来自PIE*mori,湖，湖泊，词源同marsh,mere.用于指湖边的肥沃的土壤或灰泥浆。

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