nebulous
English
/ˈnɛbjʊləs/
adj
Definitions
- In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
- Vague or ill-defined.
- Relating to a nebula or nebulae.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French nebuleus derived from Latin nebulōsus (cloudy, foggy, full of mist) derived from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (cloud, moisture, moist, mist, fog, vapor, sky).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*nébʰos
Gloss
cloud, moisture, moist, mist, fog, vapor, sky
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- isoneph English
- nebulously English
- nebulousness English
- nepho- English
- unnebulous English
- Neptūnus Latin
- nebula Latin
- nebulōsus Latin
- nimbus Latin
- Bodennebel German
- Eisnebel German
- Frühnebel German
- Kriegsnebel German
- Küstennebel German
- Nebel German
- Nebelberg German
- Nebelgranate German
- Nebelhorn German
- Nebelkerze German
- Nebelparder German
- Nebelstreif German
- Nebelwerfer German
- Spiralnebel German
- Sprühnebel German
- Talnebel German
- nebelhaft German
- nebelverhangen German
- nebulös German
- nebuloso Italian
- nébuleux French
- nebuloso Spanish, Castilian
- κελαινεφής Ancient Greek
- νέφος Ancient Greek
- *h₂ep-h₃ōn- Proto-Indo-European
- *nebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *nébʰos Proto-Indo-European
- nebuloso Portuguese
- *nebulaz Proto-Germanic
- *nibilaz Proto-Germanic
- genip Old English
- nifol Old English
- *nebo Proto-Slavic
- *nȅbo Proto-Slavic
- nebuleus Old French
- nebulós Catalan, Valencian
- Njóla Icelandic
- nifl Icelandic
- njóla Icelandic
- nebul Old High German
- nebel Middle High German
- Niwwel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *nemos Proto-Celtic
- *nábʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *neptūnos Proto-Italic
- *neβelā Proto-Italic
- debesis Lithuanian
- fa Middle Persian
- *nebo Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *népʰos Proto-Hellenic
- *nébos Proto-Anatolian