orgueil

Meaning

Noun

• Pride.

Origin

• In older uses, from Middle English orguile, from Old French orgueil, from Vulgar Latin *orgōllia, *orgōlla, from Frankish *uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic *uzgōljō. (Compare Old English orgol, orgel. For more, see or- + *gōl / gale.) Cognate with Old High German urguol, urguoli, urgilo and Spanish orgullo. In modern uses sometimes a fresh borrowing from French orgueil.