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Where does “splendent” come from?

splendent (English) comes from Latin splendens, from Latin splendeō, from Proto-Indo-European spln̥d-eh₁- — to be manifest.

splendent (English): shining; glossy; lustrous; Very conspicuous;...

Definitions

  1. shining; glossy; lustrous; Very conspicuous;...

Ancestry of “splendent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsplendensshining, glittering, gleaming, glistening,...
2Latinsplendeō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspln̥d-eh₁-to be manifest

Words derived from “splendent”

  • transplendent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spln̥d-eh₁- →