English word miracle comes from Proto-Indo-European *smei-, Proto-Italic *smeiros, and later Latin mirus (Wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, awesome.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *smei- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to smear, stroke, wipe, rub |
| *smeiros | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| mirus | English (en) | |
| mirus | Latin (lat) | Wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, awesome. |
| miror | Latin (lat) | (transitive) I am astonished at, marvel at, admire, am amazed at, wonder at. |
| miraculum | Latin (lat) | Wonder, marvel, miracle; a wonderful, strange or marvellous thing.. Wonderfulness, marvellousness. |
| miracle | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Miracle. |
| miracle | English (en) | (transitive) To affect by a miracle; to work a miracle upon. A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it.. An awesome and exceptional example of something. An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin. |