Proto-Indo-European

*spln̥d-eh₁-

‘to be manifest’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *spln̥d-eh₁-.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *spln̥d-eh₁-, most familiar first.

• splendid ← splendidus ← splendeō
• splendor ← splendur ← splendeō
• resplendent ← splendeō
• splendiferous ← splendiferus ← splendōrifer ← splendor ← splendeō
• resplend ← resplendeō ← splendeō

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *spln̥d-eh₁-