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