English โmarvelousโ (adj)ย -> old French โmerveillosโ (adj) -> Latin โMirabilisโ (โwonderful, strange, extraordinaryโ, adj) -> mirari (โto wonder at, to be in awe ofโ, v) -> mirus (โwonderfulโ, adj) -> ultimately from proto-indo-european root *smei- (meaning โlaugh, smileโ)