Where does “fulgidity” come from?

fulgidity (English) comes from English fulgid, from Latin fulgidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

fulgidity (English): splendour; resplendence; effulgence

Definitions

  1. splendour; resplendence; effulgence

Ancestry of “fulgidity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfulgidScintillant, coruscant; marked by fleeting...
2Latinfulgidusflashing, glittering, shining
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin fulgidus →