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Where does “orgoglio” come from?

orgoglio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *orgollium, from Proto-West Germanic uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic uzgōljō, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

orgoglio (Italian): pride

Definitions

  1. pride

Ancestry of “orgoglio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*orgollium—
2Proto-West Germanicuʀgōlljupride, arrogance
3Proto-Germanicuzgōljōpride
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “orgoglio”

  • orgogliosissimo
  • orgoglioso
  • inorgoglire
  • orgogliosità
  • orgolios
  • orgoliu
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