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Where does “admiration” come from?

Admiration comes from Middle French admiration, a noun derived from the verb admirer meaning to wonder at or regard with wonder.

admiration (English): A positive emotion including wonder and...

Definitions

  1. A positive emotion including wonder and...

Ancestry of “admiration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishadmiracion—
2Latinadmīrātiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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