Where does “fulminant” come from?
Fulminant comes from French fulminant, derived from Latin fulmino, from Latin fulmen meaning thunderbolt, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- meaning to shine.
fulminant (English): That fulminates; Appearing quickly and with...
Definitions
- That fulminates; Appearing quickly and with...
Ancestry of “fulminant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fulminant | present participle of fulminer |
| 2 | Latin | fulminō | — |
| 3 | Latin | fulmen | lightning; thunderbolt |
| 4 | Latin | fulgmen | — |
| 5 | Latin | fulgeo | I flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “fulminant”