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Where does “meravelha” come from?

meravelha (Old Occitan) comes 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...

meravelha (Old Occitan): marvel

Definitions

  1. marvel

Ancestry of “meravelha”, step by step

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