Where does “Gloria” come from?

Gloria derives from Latin gloria, from earlier Latin gnoria, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-, a root of uncertain meaning.

Gloria (English): The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches

Definitions

  1. The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches

Ancestry of “Gloria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglōriaglory, renown, fame, honor
2Latin-anainflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latin-anusOf or pertaining to; -ian
4Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
5Proto-Italic*-om—
6Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “Gloria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →Every word from Latin -ana →Every word from Latin glōria →
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