Where does “gloriously” come from?
gloriously (Middle English) comes from Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius, from Latin gloriosus, from Latin glōria, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
gloriously (Middle English): In a glorious or wonderful way; In an attractive...
Definitions
- In a glorious or wonderful way; In an attractive...
Ancestry of “gloriously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | glorious | Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | glorius | Alternative form of glorious |
| 3 | Latin | gloriosus | glorious, full of glory; famous, renowned;... |
| 4 | Latin | glōria | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |