splendor

/ˈsplendə/SPLEN-dur

/ˈsplɛndɚ/SPLEN-dur

Meaningbrightness

Common meaning: magnificence

splendto shine brightlyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1744 · scan
oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it

Journey through time

Latinsplendor‘brightness’source
Englishsplendor‘magnificence’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin splendeō ‘to shine brightly’.

Roots

splendeō Latin “to shine brightly”

Related words

resplendent splendid splendour

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