Etymology

splendor

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Today it means: Great light, luster or brilliance. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman splendur ← Latin splendor
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsplendor
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsplendur
  3. English todaysplendor

From Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from the verb splendeō (“to shine”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsplendor all →

splendiferous

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