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Where does “miracles” come from?

miracles (English) comes from English miracle, from Old French miracle, from Latin mīrāculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

miracles (English): plural of miracle; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of miracle; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “miracles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiracleAn event that appears inexplicable by the laws of...
2Old Frenchmiraclemiracle
3Latinmīrāculum—
4Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
5Proto-Italic-klom—
6Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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