köken: From Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”). By surface analysis, vana (“vain; arrogant”) + gloria (“glory”). Cognate with English vainglory, Portuguese vanglória and Italian vanagloria.
köken: From Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”). By surface analysis, vã (“vain”) + glória (“glory”). Cognate with English vainglory, Italian and Spanish vanagloria.