Where does “mauvelous” come from?
mauvelous (English) comes from English marvelous, from Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from Old French merveille, from Vulgar Latin miribilia, from Latin mīrābilia, from Latin mīrābilis, from Latin mīror — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
mauvelous (English): The color mauve, or a specific shade of mauve
Definitions
- The color mauve, or a specific shade of mauve
Ancestry of “mauvelous”, step by step
mauvelous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marvelous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marvelous | Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing;... |
| 2 | Middle English | merveilous | Astounding, breathtaking, unexpected; resulting... |
| 3 | Old French | merveillus | enormous, giant |
| 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... |
via English mauve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mauve | A bright purple synthetic dye; The colour of this... |
| 2 | French | mauve | mallow; mauve; mew, gull, seagull |
| 3 | Middle French | mauve | — |
| 4 | Old French | mave | gull; seagull |
| 5 | Old English | mæw | gull, seagull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwiz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |