English
fulgidity
From fulgid + -ity.
Formed from fulgid + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥géh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *folgēō
Latin fulgeō ‘to blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam,…’
Latin fulgidus ‘flashing, glittering, shining’
English fulgid
Today it means
noun splendour; resplendence; effulgence
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fulgidity