Where does “mirageless” come from?
mirageless (English) comes from English mirage, from French mirage, from French mirer, from Old French mirer, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European sméyros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
mirageless (English): Without mirages
Definitions
- Without mirages
Ancestry of “mirageless”, step by step
mirageless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mirage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mirage | An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted... |
| 2 | French | mirage | mirage |
| 3 | French | mirer | to watch intensely, to stare |
| 4 | Old French | mirer | to look at; to watch |
| 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... |