Where does “glory-worthy” come from?
glory-worthy (English) comes from English glory, from Middle English glory, from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
glory-worthy (English): Worthy of glory
Definitions
- Worthy of glory
Ancestry of “glory-worthy”, step by step
glory-worthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glory | Great or overwhelming beauty or splendour;... |
| 2 | Middle English | glory | Alternative form of glorie |
| 3 | Old French | glorie | Alternative form of gloire; glory |
| 4 | Latin | glōria | glory, renown, fame, honor |
| 5 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English Worthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Worthy | OS grid ref SS8548 |
| 2 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 3 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 4 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 5 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 6 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |