Where does “amplificus” come from?

amplificus (Latin) comes from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

amplificus (Latin): magnificent, splendid

Definitions

  1. magnificent, splendid

Ancestry of “amplificus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;...
2Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Latin -ō →Every word from Latin amplus →