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Where does “miribilia” come from?

miribilia (Vulgar Latin) 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...

Ancestry of “miribilia”, 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...

Words derived from “miribilia”

  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • marvel
  • marvellously
  • marvelously
  • marveling
  • marvelling
  • marvellousness
  • marvelousness
  • marvelleth
  • marvellest
  • marvelest
  • marveleth
  • marvelment
  • marveller
  • Marvelverse
  • unmarvellous
  • unmarvelous
  • unmarvelling
  • unmarveling
  • marveler
  • merveilyng
  • merveilously
  • merveile
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