Where does “fulgent” come from?

fulgent (English) comes from Middle English fulgent, from Latin fulgens, from Latin fulgeō, from Proto-Italic folgēō.

fulgent (English): Shining brilliantly; radiant

Definitions

  1. Shining brilliantly; radiant

Ancestry of “fulgent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfulgent—
2Latinfulgensshining, glittering; being conspicuous or...
3Latinfulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine
4Proto-Italicfolgēō—

Words derived from “fulgent”

Every word from Proto-Italic folgēō →Every word from Latin fulgeō →Every word from Latin fulgens →
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