The root word of astonishment is "astonish," which comes from the Latin word "extonare" meaning "to thunder or strike with lightning."
The root word of "marvellous" is "marvel," which means to be filled with wonder or astonishment.
The root word of "wonderful" is "wonder," which comes from Old English "wundor" meaning marvel or object of astonishment.
wonder
The root of the word "dumbfounded" is 'dumb,' which comes from Middle Dutch and means unable to speak or speechless. The addition of 'founded' creates the sense of being struck with amazement or astonishment.
The root word "mir" means "to wonder" or "to be amazed." It is derived from Latin and is often used in words related to admiration or astonishment.
The root word of "marvellous" is "marvel," which means to be filled with wonder or astonishment.
The root word of "wonderful" is "wonder," which comes from Old English "wundor" meaning marvel or object of astonishment.
wonder
The root of the word "dumbfounded" is 'dumb,' which comes from Middle Dutch and means unable to speak or speechless. The addition of 'founded' creates the sense of being struck with amazement or astonishment.
The root word "mir" means "to wonder" or "to be amazed." It is derived from Latin and is often used in words related to admiration or astonishment.
He looked with astonishment at his friends.
"I looked on in astonishment as the house burnt to the ground."
To his astonishment, the dog had jumped over the fence.
Yes, the noun astonishment is an abstract noun, a word for an emotional reaction.
Mesmerized,flabergasted.
He was astonished to find that his entire apartment had been ransacked.
The suffix â??ous generally means â??full ofâ?? whatever root word it is attached to. So, marvelous would be â??full of marvel. â?? Marvel means â??to be filled with wonder or astonishment. â?? This means marvelous would be used to describe an object or person that causes wonder or astonishment.