Where does โpersulfideโ come from?
persulfide (English) comes from English Per, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persลna, from Etruscan ๐๐๐๐๐, from Ancient Greek ฯฯฯฯฯฯฮฟฮฝ โ to see; eye.
persulfide (English): Any sulfide containing more than the usual...
Definitions
- Any sulfide containing more than the usual...
Ancestry of โpersulfideโ, step by step
persulfide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Per | For each |
| 2 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 3 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 4 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 6 | Latin | persลna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | ๐๐๐๐๐ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ฯฯฯฯฯฯฮฟฮฝ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | แฝคฯ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | รณkสทs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hโรณkสทs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hโekสท- | to see; eye |
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 | โ |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |