Fulgent
/ˈfʌldʒənt/noun
Shining brightly; radiant or blazing.
Did you know?Fulgent comes from Latin fulgere, “to flash or shine,” a root tied to sudden brightness and lightning-like brilliance, which is why so many related words across Indo-European languages carry the sense of a violent flash of light.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰel-
“To shine, flash, or burn brightly.”
Latin
Latin
fulgēre
“To flash, shine, or gleam.”
Latin
Latin
fulgent-
“Shining, glittering, gleaming.”
Middle English
English
fulgent
“Shining brightly; radiant.”
Modern English
English
fulgent
“Shining brightly; radiant or blazing.”