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Where does “mireland” come from?

mireland (English) comes from English mire, from Middle English mire, from French mire, from Italian mira, from Italian mirare, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...

mireland (English): marshy or miry wetland

Definitions

  1. marshy or miry wetland

Ancestry of “mireland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmireDeep mud; moist, spongy earth; An undesirable...
2Middle EnglishmireMarshy or swampy land; a mire or peat; A region...
3Frenchmireaim; foresight; target
4Italianmiraaim; sight; aim, goal, purpose, design,...
5Italianmirareto aim, to take aim, to sight, to point; to...
6Latinmīror—
7Latinmīrus—
8Proto-Italicsmeiros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansméyroslaughing, smiling
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmey-to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
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