Where does “azufre” come from?

azufre (Asturian) comes from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

azufre (Asturian): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “azufre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
2LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplos →Every word from Latin sulpur →