Etymology of the French word merveille
the Old French word
merveillederived from the Late Latin word
mirabiliaderived from the Latin word
mirabilis (strange; singular; E:glorious; wonderful, marvelous, astonishing)
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 merveille in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
émerveiller,
merveilleuxDerivations in other languages
English
marvelCognates
Italian
maraviglia, Portuguese
maravilha, Provençal
meravelha, Spanish
maravillaUsage
Word found in Old French
