Where does “fulminoso” come from?

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

fulminoso (Italian): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “fulminoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfulminelightning
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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin fulgeo →