English
glory
Glory comes from Middle English glory, from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria ‘glory, fame, renown’, whose further origin is uncertain.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglōria1‘glory, fame, renown’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400glorie1‘glory’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glory1
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1580glory1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English glory
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1580, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., (please specify the folio): “Deeme it no gloire to swell in tyrannie.”.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglōriaWiktionary, English glory‘glory, fame, renown’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400glorieWiktionary, English glory‘glory’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gloryWiktionary, English glory
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1580gloryWiktionary, English glory. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1580, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., (please specify the folio): “Deeme it no gloire to swell in tyrannie.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
can, know, could, note, notice, normal, recognize, recognition, narrative, con, noble, ignore, ken, notion, keen, cognitive, ignorant, diagnostic, notorious, norm, notation, nobility, cunning, cognition, prognosis, narration, quaint, gnome, incognito, agnostic, notoriety, canny, connoisseur, notary, uncouth, canna, kith, gnosis, annotate, recognizance, 91 more
through Proto-Italic *gnōr-
through Latin glōria ‘glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting’
Today it means
noun Great beauty and splendor.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “glory”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Latin glōria / glory