English
admirate
Back-formation from admiration.
Formed from admire + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *sméyros ‘laughing, smiling’
…
Latin mīror ‘wonder at’
Latin admīror ‘to admire or respect’
Middle French admirer
Middle English admyren
English admire
Today it means
verb To admire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / admirate