Where does “mirador” come from?
mirador (Romanian) comes from French mirador, from Spanish mirador, from Spanish mirar, from Old Spanish mirar, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European sméyros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
mirador (Romanian): watchtower
Definitions
- watchtower
Ancestry of “mirador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mirador | mirador |
| 2 | Spanish | mirador | a viewpoint or vantage point; an enclosed... |
| 3 | Spanish | mirar | to look at; to watch; to consider, think over |
| 4 | Old Spanish | mirar | — |
| 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... |