Admiration
late Middle English (in the sense ‘marvelling, wonder’): from Latin admiratio(n- ), from the verb admirari (see admire).
wiktionary
Borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad-(“to, towards”) + mīrō(“I look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.
etymonline
admiration (n.)
early 15c., "wonder," from Old French admiration "astonishment, surprise" (14c., corrected from earlier amiracion), or directly from Latin admirationem (nominative admiratio) "a wondering at, admiration," noun of state from past-participle stem of admirari "regard with wonder, be astonished," from ad "to; with regard to" (see ad-) + mirari "to wonder," from mirus "wonderful" (see miracle). The sense has gradually weakened since 16c. toward "high regard, esteem."
