Etymology of the English word mirror
the English word
mirrorderived from the Old French word
mirrorderived from the Old French word
mirerderived from the Vulgar Latin word
mirare (admire, revere; wonder; be amazed, surprised, bewildered)
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-derived from the Old French word
mireorderived from the Old French word
mirerderived from the Vulgar Latin word
mirare (admire, revere; wonder; be amazed, surprised, bewildered)
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-derived from the Old French word
mirourderived 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 mirror in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
mirrored,
mirroringUsage
Word found in Modern English
