Etymology

splendid

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Today it means: Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright. Full definition →

Latin splendidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*spln̥d-eh₁-
  2. Latinsplendeō
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Latinsplendidus
  5. English todaysplendid

From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) + -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

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