Where does “miles gloriosus” come from?
miles gloriosus (English) comes from Latin gloriosus, from Latin glōria, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
miles gloriosus (English): A standard character in ancient comedy and in...
Definitions
- A standard character in ancient comedy and in...
Ancestry of “miles gloriosus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | gloriosus | glorious, full of glory; famous, renowned;... |
| 2 | Latin | glōria | glory, renown, fame, honor |
| 3 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |