Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “merveille” come from?

merveille (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin miribilia, 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...

merveille (Old French): wonder; marvel

Definitions

  1. wonder; marvel

Ancestry of “merveille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmiribilia—
2Latinmīrābilia—
3Latinmīrābilis—
4Latinmīror—
5Latinmīrus—
6Proto-Italicsmeiros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansméyroslaughing, smiling
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmey-to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...

Words derived from “merveille”

  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • marvel
  • marvellously
  • marvelously
  • marveling
  • marvelling
  • marvellousness
  • marvelousness
  • marvelleth
  • marvellest
  • marvelest
  • marveleth
  • marvelment
  • marveller
  • Marvelverse
  • unmarvellous
  • unmarvelous
  • unmarvelling
  • unmarveling
  • marveler
  • merveilyng
  • merveilously
  • merveile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smey- →