Talk:miror
Add topicLatest comment: 6 years ago by Florian Blaschke in topic Inconsistent etymology
Do Miranda and mirandus come from this? 81.68.255.36 13:55, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
- mirandus, miranda, mirandum (wonderful) are the gerundive of miror. —Stephen (Disc) 14:06, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Ah thanks, I just looked up gerundive. Does mirandus mean "something that ought to be admired"? 81.68.255.36 17:46, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
- I think I might translate it as worthy of wonder, worthy of admiration. —Stephen (Disc) 18:56, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Inconsistent etymology
[edit]What about From Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”) as etymology?
- Huh? Not only doesn't that work in terms of sound laws (in fact, the form you mention yielded Latin brevis), but even makes no sense semantically – at least I can't see a plausible semantic path from "short" to "admire". --Florian Blaschke (talk) 17:45, 9 December 2018 (UTC)