Where does “Mira” come from?

Mira (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Mira, from Celtiberian mira, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Mira (Portuguese): sight device through which the person aiming looks at the intended target

Definitions

  1. sight device through which the person aiming looks at the intended target

Ancestry of “Mira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseMira—
2Celtiberianmira—
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →