Where does “fulmineous” come from?
fulmineous (English) comes from Latin fulmen, from Latin fulgmen, from Latin fulgeo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
fulmineous (English): fulminous; of or pertaining to thunder
Definitions
- fulminous; of or pertaining to thunder
Ancestry of “fulmineous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fulmen | lightning; thunderbolt |
| 2 | Latin | fulgmen | — |
| 3 | Latin | fulgeo | I flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |