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
- enormous, giant
Ancestry of “merveillus”, step by step
merveillus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French merveille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | merveille | wonder; marvel |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | miribilia | — |
| 3 | Latin | mīrābilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | mīrābilis | wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing |
| 5 | Latin | mīror | to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at |
| 6 | Latin | mīrus | wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |
via Old French us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 2 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 3 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |