English
splenditude
From splendid + -itude.
Formed from splendid + -itude
Proto-Indo-European *spln̥d-eh₁-
Latin splendeō ‘to shine, glitter, gleam, glisten’
Latin splendidus ‘splendid, bright, glittering’
English splendid
Today it means
noun The quality of being splendid.
Sources
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