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Where does “fulgus” come from?
fulgus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fulgur, from Proto-Italic folgos — brightness.
Ancestry of “fulgus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
fulgur
lightning, a flash of lightning; thunderbolt
2
Proto-Italic
folgos
brightness
Words derived from “fulgus”
sfulgu
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