Where does “merveilleux” come from?
merveilleux (French) comes from French merveille, from Latin mīrābilia, from Latin mīrābilis, 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...
merveilleux (French): marvelous, brilliant
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