myEtymology.com: English etymology of admired

Etymology of the English word admired

the English word admired

derived from the English word admire

derived from the French word admirer

derived 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-