"wonder"

[annuit]

Hi,

would anyone be able to tell me how to correctly say "to wonder/to marvel" in latin? is "mirum" the appropriate term?

any help and nudges in the right direction would be appreciated!

thanks,

[Carolus Raeticus]

Salve annuit!

Hi, would anyone be able to tell me how to correctly say "to wonder/to marvel" in latin? is "mirum" the appropriate term?

Edgar S. Shumway's introductory Hand-Book of Latin Synonymes (Archive.org, 1898) may help:

• mirari, to deem anything remarkable (mirum), to be surprised at, but also to admire;
• admirari, to admire something as great or grand.

Vale,

Carolus Raeticus

[Anthony Appleyard]

But one meaning of modern English "to wonder" has drifted right away from any idea of marvel and wondrousness :: e.g. "I wonder what excuse the smith'll come up with THIS time for not doing the work by the time that he promised."