Where does β€œpersulfide” 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 persōna, from Etruscan πŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–, from Ancient Greek Ο€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½ β€” to see; eye.

persulfide (English): Any sulfide containing more than the usual...

Definitions

  1. Any sulfide containing more than the usual...

Ancestry of β€œpersulfide”, step by step

persulfide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Per

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPerFor each
2EnglishPersonAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being
3Middle Englishpersounperson
4Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
5Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
6Latinpersōnamask
7EtruscanπŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
8Ancient GreekΟ€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½face, visage, countenance; front; mask
9Ancient Greekὀψto the eye; in the face; eye
10Proto-HellenicΓ³kΚ·seye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókΚ·seye
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekΚ·-to see; eye

via English sulfide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulfideAny compound of sulfur and a metal or other...
2EnglishsulfurA chemical element with an atomic number of 16;...
3Middle Englishsulphursulfur
4Anglo-Normansulfresulphur
5Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
6LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplosβ€”
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekΚ·- β†’
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