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Where does “thunderous” come from?

Thunderous comes from Middle English thunder, Old French -eux, Latin -osus, Proto-Germanic þunraz, and Proto-Indo-European (s)ten-, meaning to make a loud sound.

thunderous (English): Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome....

Definitions

  1. Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome....

Ancestry of “thunderous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthunderThe loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound...
2Middle EnglishthunderAlternative form of thonder
3Old EnglishÞunor—
4Proto-West Germanicþunrthunder
5Proto-GermanicÞunraz—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “thunderous”

  • thunderously
  • thundrous
  • thunderousness
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