Etymology of the English word miracle
the English word
miraclederived from the Old French word
miraclederived from the Latin word
miraculum (wonder, marvel; miracle)
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 miracle in English dates from the 12th century.
Cognates
Dutch
mirakel, French
miracle, German
Mirakel, Italian
miracolo, Latin
miraculum, Norwegian
mirakel, Portuguese
milagre, Spanish
milagro, Swedish
mirakelUsage
Word found in Modern English
