Where does “claritude” come from?
claritude (English) comes from Latin claritudo, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
claritude (English): clarity; splendour
Ancestry of “claritude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | claritudo | clearness, brightness, clarity; reputation,... |
| 2 | Latin | clārus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |