Where does “marveling” come from?
Marveling comes from Middle English merveilyng, from Old English -ing (verbal suffix) added to a root from Latin mirabilis, meaning wonderful or astonishing, ultimately from Latin miror, to wonder at.
marveling (English): present participle of marvel; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- present participle of marvel; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “marveling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marvelling | present participle of marvel; The act of one who... |
| 2 | Middle English | merveilynge | The act of amazement or marvelling |
| 3 | Middle English | merveile | Something that induces wonder or astonishment; a... |
| 4 | Old French | merveille | wonder; marvel |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | miribilia | — |
| 6 | Latin | mīrābilia | — |
| 7 | Latin | mīrābilis | wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing |
| 8 | Latin | mīror | to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at |
| 9 | Latin | mīrus | wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculous |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |