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Where does “pulchritudinous” come from?

pulchritudinous (English) comes from Latin pulchritūdō, from Latin pulcher, from Latin polcher.

pulchritudinous (English): Having great physical beauty

Definitions

  1. Having great physical beauty

Ancestry of “pulchritudinous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulchritūdō—
2Latinpulcherbeautiful, fair, pretty; noble, honorable,...
3Latinpolcher—

Words derived from “pulchritudinous”

  • pulchritudinously
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