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Where does “merveillus” come from?

merveillus (Old French) comes from Old French merveille, 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 — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...

merveillus (Old French): enormous, giant

Definitions

  1. enormous, giant

Ancestry of “merveillus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmerveillewonder; marvel
2Vulgar Latinmiribilia—
3Latinmīrābilia—
4Latinmīrābilis—
5Latinmīror—
6Latinmīrus—
7Proto-Italicsmeiros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansméyroslaughing, smiling
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmey-to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...

Words derived from “merveillus”

  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • marvellously
  • marvelously
  • marvellousness
  • marvelousness
  • unmarvellous
  • unmarvelous
  • merveilous
  • merveilously
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smey- →