Where does “ingloriousness” come from?
ingloriousness (English) comes from English inglorious, from English glorious, from Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius, from Latin gloriosus, from Latin glōria, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus.
ingloriousness (English): The state of being inglorious
Definitions
- The state of being inglorious
Ancestry of “ingloriousness”, step by step
ingloriousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inglorious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inglorious | Ignominious; disgraceful; Not famous; obscure |
| 2 | English | glorious | Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that... |
| 3 | Middle English | glorious | Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | glorius | Alternative form of glorious |
| 5 | Latin | gloriosus | glorious, full of glory; famous, renowned;... |
| 6 | Latin | glōria | glory, renown, fame, honor |
| 7 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 8 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 9 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |