From Latin 'mirari' (to wonder at), from 'mirus' (wonderful) — same root as 'miracle,' reflecting was once astonishing.
A surface, typically of glass coated with a reflective material, that reflects a clear image of whatever is placed before it.
From Middle English 'mirour,' from Old French 'mireor' (mirror, model), from Vulgar Latin *mirātōrium, from Latin 'mīrārī' meaning 'to wonder at, to admire, to look at.' The Latin verb derives from 'mīrus' (wonderful, amazing), from the PIE root *smey- ('to laugh, to be amazed'). The word replaced the native Old English 'sċēawere' and the earlier loanword 'speculum.' The conceptual link
The word 'mirror' and the word 'miracle' share the same Latin root 'mīrus' (wonderful). For the Romans, both a reflected image and a divine wonder were things at which one marvelled — the same astonishment linked looking at your own face to witnessing the impossible.
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