Where does “fulgent” come from?

fulgent (Latin) comes from Latin fulgeo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fulgent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “fulgent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfulgeoI flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin fulgeo →
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