Etymology

admiration

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Today it means: A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model. Full definition →

Middle English admiracion ← Middle French admiration ← Latin admīrātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromadmīrātiō
  2. Middle French · derived fromadmiration
  3. Middle English · inherited fromadmiracion
  4. English todayadmiration

From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“to look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.

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