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Where does “foudre” come from?

foudre (Old French) comes from Latin fulgur, from Proto-Italic folgos — brightness.

foudre (Old French): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “foudre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfulgurlightning, a flash of lightning; thunderbolt
2Proto-Italicfolgosbrightness

Words derived from “foudre”

  • foudroyant
  • foulder
  • foudroyant
  • foudroyer
  • parafoudre
  • foudre
  • foudroyant
  • fouldre
  • foudre
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