Where does “fulminis” come from?

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

fulminis (Latin): genitive singular of fulmen

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of fulmen

Ancestry of “fulminis”, 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 →
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