Nebular
/ˈnɛbjʊlər/noun
Relating to or resembling a nebula; cloudy, misty, or diffuse.
Did you know?The root behind *nebular* is the same ancient cloud-word that gave English *nebula*, and astronomers later used it for those eerie glowing smudges in the sky before they knew they were galaxies.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nebh-
“cloud, mist, vapor”
Latin
Latin
nebula
“a cloud, mist, vapor; later, a cloudy patch or haze”
Late Latin
Latin
nebularis
“of clouds or misty”
Middle English
English
nebular
“cloudy; mist-like”
Modern English
English
nebular
“relating to a nebula or cloud-like in appearance”