Where does “fulmine” come from?

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

fulmine (Latin): ablative singular of fulmen

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of fulmen

Ancestry of “fulmine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfulmenlightning; thunderbolt
2Latinfulgmen—
3LatinfulgeoI flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Latin fulgeo →