Where does “nitidity” come from?
nitidity (English) comes from Latin nitiditas, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
nitidity (English): Quality of being nitid; brightness; clarity
Definitions
- Quality of being nitid; brightness; clarity
Ancestry of “nitidity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nitiditas | splendor, beauty, elegance |
| 2 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 3 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 6 | Cebuano | -hi | — |