English
Santa Gloria
Santa Gloria comes from Latin sanctus+gloria.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsanctus+glorialiterally ‘Holy Glory’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSanta Gloria
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsanctus+glorialiterally ‘Holy Glory’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSanta Gloria
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Coined by Christopher Columbus, who was stranded there for a year, June 1503 - June 1504.
Every English word from Latin sanctus+gloria
Today it means
name A bay of Saint Ann parish, Middlesex, Jamaica.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin sanctus+gloria / Santa Gloria