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fulgor.

brightness/brilliance/radiance; splendor/glory; flame/flash; lightening/meteor;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfʊɫ.ɡɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈful.ɡor]
  1. lightning

    declension-3 · masculine
  2. flash, glitter, gleam, brightness, splendour

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥géh₁yeti Proto-Italic *folgēō Latin fulgeō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fulgor From fulgeō (“to flash, lighten”) + -or (abstract noun suffix). A later formation compared to fulgur.

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