Etymology

infulminate

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Today it means: To make something thunderous. Full definition →

English fulminate ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishfulminate
  8. English todayinfulminate

From in- + fulminate.

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