Where does “merveilleux” come from?
merveilleux (English) comes from French merveilleux, from French merveille, from Latin mīrābilia, from Latin mīrābilis, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European sméyros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
merveilleux (English): an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine...
Definitions
- an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine...
Ancestry of “merveilleux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | merveilleux | marvelous, brilliant |
| 2 | French | merveille | wonder; marvel |
| 3 | Latin | mīrābilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | mīrābilis | wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing |
| 5 | Latin | mīror | to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at |
| 6 | Latin | mīrus | wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |