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...
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