Where does “fulminare” come from?

fulminare (Italian) comes from Latin fulminō, from Latin fulmen, from Latin fulgmen, from Latin fulgeo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fulminare (Italian): to strike by lightning; to freeze or paralyze by...

Definitions

  1. to strike by lightning; to freeze or paralyze by...

Ancestry of “fulminare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfulminōto lighten (strike with lightning)
2Latinfulmenlightning; thunderbolt
3Latinfulgmen—
4LatinfulgeoI flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fulminare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin fulgeo →