Where does “mirătură” come from?
mirătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian mira, from French mire, from Italian mira, from Italian mirare, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European sméyros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
mirătură (Romanian): a monster
Definitions
- a monster
Ancestry of “mirătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mira | to wonder; to be astounded, amazed, surprised; to... |
| 2 | French | mire | aim; foresight; target |
| 3 | Italian | mira | aim; sight; aim, goal, purpose, design,... |
| 4 | Italian | mirare | to aim, to take aim, to sight, to point; to... |
| 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... |