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
1Latinpulchritūdōbeauty, attractiveness
2Latinpulcherbeautiful, fair, pretty; noble, honorable,...
3Latinpolcher—

Words derived from “pulcritude”

Every word from Latin polcher →Every word from Latin pulcher →Every word from Latin pulchritūdō →