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

splendent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin splendens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsplendensshining, glittering, gleaming, glistening,...
2Latinsplendeōto shine, glitter, gleam, glisten; to be bright
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspln̥d-eh₁-to be manifest

via Middle English splendaunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsplendaunt—

Words derived from “splendent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spln̥d-eh₁- →Every word from Latin splendeō →Every word from Latin splendens →