Where does “fulminate” come from?
Fulminate comes from Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulmino, derived from fulmen meaning lightning, which traces through Latin fulgmen and fulgeo to Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, bʰleh₃-, and bʰel-.
fulminate (English): To make a verbal attack; To issue as a...
Definitions
- To make a verbal attack; To issue as a...
Ancestry of “fulminate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fulminatus | about to be struck with lightning; bearing... |
| 2 | Latin | fulmino | I lighten; I fulminate |
| 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 “fulminate”