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Where does “pulcritude” come from?

pulcritude (Middle English) comes from Latin pulchritūdō, from Latin pulcher, from Latin polcher.

pulcritude (Middle English): physical beauty; pulchritude

Definitions

  1. physical beauty; pulchritude

Ancestry of “pulcritude”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pulcritude”

  • pulchritude
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