milagro

/miˈlaɡɾo/ · A2 · noun · m

miracle

✨ From Latin miraculum (a wonder): same root as miracle, with r and l swapped

Latin miraculum became Old Spanish miraglo, then the r and l traded places to give milagro. Same family as mirar (to look) and admirar: a milagro is something worth staring at in wonder.

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