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Where does “orgoglioso” come from?

orgoglioso (Italian) comes from Italian orgoglio, 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.

orgoglioso (Italian): proud; haughty

Definitions

  1. proud; haughty

Ancestry of “orgoglioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorgogliopride
2Vulgar Latin*orgollium—
3Proto-West Germanicuʀgōlljupride, arrogance
4Proto-Germanicuzgōljōpride
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “orgoglioso”

  • orgogliosissimo
  • orgogliosità
  • orgolios
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