English
fulgor
Fulgor comes from Latin fulgor ‘lightning’, 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 flash, lighten’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulgor‘lightning’
- Englishearliest quotation 1900same form
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 flash, lighten’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulgor‘lightning’
- Englishearliest quotation 1900same form
Earliest quotation: 1900, Joseph Conrad: “She held on straight for the Red Sea under…”
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
noun Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / fulgor