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Where does “mirinda” come from?

mirinda (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto miri, from Italian mirare, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European sméyros, from Proto-Indo-European smey- — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...

mirinda (Esperanto): wonderful

Definitions

  1. wonderful

Ancestry of “mirinda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomirito be amazed, to marvel, to wonder
2Italianmirareto aim, to take aim, to sight, to point; to...
3Latinmīror—
4Latinmīrus—
5Proto-Italicsmeiros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansméyroslaughing, smiling
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmey-to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...

Words derived from “mirinda”

  • Mirinda
  • mirinde
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