Marmot definition
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Origin of marmot
- French marmotte from Old French perhaps from marmotter to mumble probably of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French marmote, from Old French marmotaine, marmontaine, murmontain, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, Vulgar Latin mures montani, from Latin mus monti 'mountain rat', from Classical Latin mus alpini; akin to Romansch (Engadine) murmont, Old High German muremunto, German dialectal Murmentel, standard Murmeltier.
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