Where does “infulminate” come from?
infulminate (English) comes from English fulminate, from Latin fulminatus, from Latin fulmino, from Latin fulmen, from Latin fulgmen, from Latin fulgeo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
infulminate (English): To make something thunderous
Definitions
- To make something thunderous
Ancestry of “infulminate”, 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- | — |