Where does “mercury sulfide” come from?
mercury sulfide (English) comes from English sulfide, from English sulfur, from Middle English sulphur, from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
mercury sulfide (English): A binary compound of sulfur and mercury that...
Definitions
- A binary compound of sulfur and mercury that...
Ancestry of “mercury sulfide”, step by step
mercury sulfide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sulfide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulfide | Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other... |
| 2 | English | sulfur | A chemical element with an atomic number of 16;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sulphur | sulfur |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | sulfre | sulphur |
| 5 | Latin | sulphur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 6 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |