Where does “protosulfide” come from?
protosulfide (English) comes from English proto, from English proto-, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
protosulfide (English): Any of a series of sulfides of a particular metal...
Definitions
- Any of a series of sulfides of a particular metal...
Ancestry of “protosulfide”, step by step
protosulfide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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,... |