English word marvellous comes from Latin mirabilis (miraculous, glorious), and later Old French merveille (wonder, marvel)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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mirabilis | Latin (lat) | Glorious. Miraculous. Wonderful, marvelous, astonishing, extraordinary. |
mirabilia | Latin (lat) | |
*miribilia | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
merveille | Old French (fro) | Wonder; marvel. |
merveillus | Old French (fro) | Enormous, giant. |
marvellous | English (eng) | (UK) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. |