English
fulgid
Fulgid comes from Latin fulgidus ‘flashing, glittering, shining’, 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‘to blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulgidus‘flashing, glittering, shining’
- Englishtodayfulgid
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‘to blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulgidus‘flashing, glittering, shining’
- Englishtodayfulgid
Equivalent to fulgere + -id
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’
ball, bowl, bell, bold, flame, bull, bald, boil, blaze, bale, blush, blur, blizzard, bleach, bolster, budge, sabha, blemish, bola, phlegm, phallus, bolero, blithe, phlox, blain, bleat, 73 more
Today it means
adj Scintillant, coruscant; marked by fleeting flashes of radiant light.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / fulgid