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Where does “hemisulfate” come from?

hemisulfate (English) comes from English sulfate, from French sulfate, from New Latin sulphatum, from New Latin sulphatus, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

hemisulfate (English): Any compound in which only one of two basic...

Definitions

  1. Any compound in which only one of two basic...

Ancestry of “hemisulfate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulfateAny ester of sulfuric acid; Any salt of sulfuric...
2Frenchsulfatefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3New Latinsulphatum—
4New Latinsulphatus—
5Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
6LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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