Where does βpersulfideβ 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 persΕna, from Etruscan πππππ, from Ancient Greek ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ β to see; eye.
persulfide (English): Any sulfide containing more than the usual...
Definitions
- Any sulfide containing more than the usual...
Ancestry of βpersulfideβ, 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 | persΕna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | πππππ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | α½€Ο | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | Γ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hβekΚ·- | 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 | β |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |