mir
to wonder at
Latin · mirari / mirus
Mir comes from Latin mirari, to wonder at. Admire means to look with wonder and respect, a miracle is a wonder, and a mirror is something you look at to see yourself.
Memory trick
Mir sounds like 'mirror': you wonder at what you see in it.
Words from this root
- admire (ad + mir + e) — to look at with wonder and respectआश्चर्य और सम्मान से देखना
- admirer (ad + mir + er) — person who respects or likes someoneप्रशंसक
- miracle (mir + acle) — wonderful, unexplained eventचमत्कार
- mirror (mir + ror) — glass that shows reflectionsदर्पण, आईना