Etymology of the French word mirer
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-Date
The earliest known usage of mirer in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
mirage,
mirettes,
miroir,
mirror,
mireor,
miré,
mirodrome,
mire,
mire-œufs,
mireurDerivations in other languages
Romanian
miraCognates
Italian
mirare, Provençal
mirar, Spanish
mirarUsage
Word found in Old French
