Etymology of the English word admire
the English word
admirederived from the French word
admirerderived from the Latin word
admirari (admire, respect; regard with wonder)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Classical Latin word
mirari (admire, revere; wonder; be amazed, surprised, bewildered)
derived from the Latin word
mirus (wonderful, strange, remarkable)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*smei-Date
The earliest known usage of admire in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
admiring,
admiredCognates
French
admirer, Latin
admirariUsage
Word found in Modern English
