English
fulgurite
Fulgurite comes from Latin fulgur ‘brightness, splendor’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘shiny’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘shiny’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰl̥-g-osreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*folgos‘brightness’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulgur‘brightness, splendor’
- Englishtodayfulgurite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘shiny’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰl̥-g-osreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*folgos‘brightness’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulgur‘brightness, splendor’
- Englishtodayfulgurite
Formed from -ite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘shiny’
ball, bowl, bell, bold, bull, flame, bald, boil, blaze, bale, blush, blizzard, bleach, blur, budge, bolster, sabha, blemish, bola, phlegm, phallus, bolero, phlox, blain, blithe, bleat, 73 more
Today it means
noun Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / fulgurite