Where does “vaingloriness” come from?
vaingloriness (English) comes from English vainglory, from Middle English waynglori, from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vana gloria, from Latin glōria, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um.
vaingloriness (English): The state, quality, or condition of vainglory
Definitions
- The state, quality, or condition of vainglory
Ancestry of “vaingloriness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vainglory | Excessive vanity; Boastful, unwarranted pride in... |
| 2 | Middle English | waynglori | worthless glory |
| 3 | Old French | vaine glorie | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | vana gloria | — |
| 5 | Latin | glōria | glory, renown, fame, honor |
| 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 | — |