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Where does “великолепно” come from?

великолепно (Russian) comes from Russian великоле́пный, from Russian -ный, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

великолепно (Russian): magnificently, marvelously, splendidly; short...

Definitions

  1. magnificently, marvelously, splendidly; short...

Ancestry of “великолепно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвеликоле́пный—
2Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Old Church Slavonic-ьнъ—
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
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