Where does “fulgurar” come from?

fulgurar (Galician) comes from Latin fulgurō, from Latin fulgur, from Proto-Italic folgos — brightness.

Definitions

Ancestry of “fulgurar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfulgurōto glitter, flash, shine brightly
2Latinfulgurlightning, a flash of lightning; thunderbolt
3Proto-Italicfolgosbrightness
Every word from Proto-Italic folgosEvery word from Latin fulgurEvery word from Latin fulgurō
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