English
mirabilite
Mirabilite comes from Latin mīrābilis ‘miraculous’, from mīror ‘to marvel at’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sméyros ‘laughing, smiling’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sméyros‘laughing, smiling’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*smeirosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīrus‘wonderful’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīror‘to marvel at’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīrābilis‘miraculous’
- Englishearliest quotation 1975mirabilite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sméyros‘laughing, smiling’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*smeirosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīrus‘wonderful’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīror‘to marvel at’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmīrābilis‘miraculous’
- Englishearliest quotation 1975mirabilite
Earliest quotation: 1975, M. K. Stewart, Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotope Studies on the McMurdo Ice Shelf: “Mounds of mirabilite have been observed near the north-west…”
Formed from -ite
Linked words
through Latin mīror ‘to marvel at’
mirror, miracle, admire, admirable, mirage, marvelling, mirador, 5 more
through Latin mīrābilis ‘miraculous’
Today it means
noun An evaporite, consisting of sodium sulfate, with the chemical formula Na₂SO₄·10H₂O.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sméyros / mirabilite