Etymology

effulgence

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Today it means: A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance. Full definition →

Latin ex-
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromex-“out of, from”
  2. English todayeffulgence

From Latin ex- (“out of, from”) and fulgere (“to shine”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence.

Words from the same roots

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