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Where does “refulgent” come from?

refulgent (Latin) comes from Latin refulgeo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

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

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

Ancestry of “refulgent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrefulgeoI shine or flash back, reflect ; glitter,...
2Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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