English
effulge
Effulge comes from Latin effulgeō ‘to shine forth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to sound’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰl̥géh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*folgēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulgeō‘shine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffulgeōas effulgere‘to shine forth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1729effulge
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to sound’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰl̥géh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*folgēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulgeō‘shine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeffulgeōas effulgere‘to shine forth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1729effulge
Earliest quotation: 1729, James Thomson: “His eyes effulging a peculiar fire.”
Equivalent to ef- + fulgere
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’
ball, bowl, bell, bold, bull, flame, bald, boil, blaze, bale, blush, blur, blizzard, bleach, bolster, sabha, budge, blemish, bola, phlegm, phallus, bolero, blithe, phlox, blain, bleat, 73 more
Today it means
verb to radiate, shine or beam
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / effulge