Where does “gloriousness” come from?
gloriousness (English) comes from English glorious, from Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius, from Latin gloriosus, from Latin glōria, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um.
gloriousness (English): glory, the state or quality of being glorious
Definitions
- glory, the state or quality of being glorious
Ancestry of “gloriousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | glorious | Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that... |
| 2 | Middle English | glorious | Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | glorius | Alternative form of glorious |
| 4 | Latin | gloriosus | glorious, full of glory; famous, renowned;... |
| 5 | Latin | glōria | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 7 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 8 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |