Where does “fulminating” come from?
Fulminating derives from Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulmino, from fulmen meaning lightning or thunderbolt, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- meaning to shine or flash.
fulminating (English): present participle of fulminate; explosive;...
Definitions
- present participle of fulminate; explosive;...
Ancestry of “fulminating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fulminate | To make a verbal attack; To issue as a... |
| 2 | Latin | fulminatus | about to be struck with lightning; bearing... |
| 3 | Latin | fulmino | I lighten; I fulminate |
| 4 | Latin | fulmen | lightning; thunderbolt |
| 5 | Latin | fulgmen | — |
| 6 | Latin | fulgeo | I flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |