Where does “glorious” come from?
glorious (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman glorius, from Latin gloriosus, from Latin glōria, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
glorious (Middle English): Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an...
Definitions
- Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an...
Ancestry of “glorious”, step by step
glorious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman glorius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | glorius | Alternative form of glorious |
| 2 | Latin | gloriosus | glorious, full of glory; famous, renowned;... |
| 3 | Latin | glōria | glory, renown, fame, honor |
| 4 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Old French glorïos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | glorïos | — |