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Where does “maravillar” come from?

maravillar (Spanish) comes from Spanish Maravilla, 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...

maravillar (Spanish): to marvel

Definitions

  1. to marvel

Ancestry of “maravillar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMaravilla—
2Latinmīrābilia—
3Latinmīrābilis—
4Latinmīror—
5Latinmīrus—
6Proto-Italicsmeiros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansméyroslaughing, smiling
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmey-to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
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