Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “orgeilous” come from?

orgeilous (Middle English) comes from Old French orgueilleus, from Old French orgueil, 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- — out, outward.

Ancestry of “orgeilous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchorgueilleus—
2Old Frenchorgueilpride
3Vulgar Latin*orgollium—
4Proto-West Germanicuʀgōlljupride, arrogance
5Proto-Germanicuzgōljōpride
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “orgeilous”

  • orgulous
  • orgulously
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