English
fulvic
Fulvic comes from Latin fulvus ‘tawny, reddish-yellow, fulvous’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰl̥wósreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulvus‘tawny, reddish-yellow, fulvous’
- Englishearliest quotation 1983fulvic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰl̥wósreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfulvus‘tawny, reddish-yellow, fulvous’
- Englishearliest quotation 1983fulvic
Earliest quotation: 1983, Environmental Research Laboratories Publ: “We confirm here that isolated natural marine fulvics and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to shine’
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 Of or pertaining to fulvic acid or its derivatives.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / fulvic