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Where does “miratore” come from?

miratore (Italian) comes 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...

miratore (Italian): shooter, marksman

Definitions

  1. shooter, marksman

Ancestry of “miratore”, step by step

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