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Where does “fulmen” come from?

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

fulmen (Latin): lightning; thunderbolt

Definitions

  1. lightning; thunderbolt

Ancestry of “fulmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfulgmen—
2LatinfulgeoI flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fulmen”

  • fulminant
  • fulminating
  • fulminate
  • fulmine
  • subfulminant
  • fulminator
  • fulmineous
  • infulminate
  • fulmine
  • fulminans
  • fulminaturus
  • fulminandus
  • fulminem
  • fulminer
  • fulminis
  • fulminare
  • fulminatus
  • fulmineus
  • fulminator
  • fulmino
  • fulminant
  • fulminar
  • fulmineo
  • fulmine
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