Where does “merveiles” come from?
merveiles (Middle English) comes from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille, from Vulgar Latin miribilia, from Latin mīrābilia, from Latin mīrābilis, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
Ancestry of “merveiles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | merveile | Something that induces wonder or astonishment; a... |
| 2 | Old French | merveille | wonder; marvel |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | miribilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | mīrābilia | — |
| 5 | Latin | mīrābilis | wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing |
| 6 | Latin | mīror | to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at |
| 7 | Latin | mīrus | wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |