Where does “fulgurar” come from?
fulgurar (Catalan) comes from Latin fulgurō, from Latin fulgur, from Proto-Italic folgos — brightness.
Ancestry of “fulgurar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fulgurō | — |
| 2 | Latin | fulgur | lightning, a flash of lightning; thunderbolt |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | folgos | brightness |