Mirage
[məˈrɑːʒ]Meaning
French word for an optical phenomenon, borrowed into English c. 1812
Background Story
Mirage came into English as an unadapted borrowing from French around 1812. The French word was formed from the reflexive verb se mirer, which goes back to the Latin mirari, "to look at, to wonder at". A contributor-submitted entry records it as a feminine given name in the Popular Culture category.
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