Where does “sufre” come from?

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

sufre (Basque): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “sufre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsufresulfur, brimstone
2Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
3LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
5Proto-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 →