Where does “subsulfide” come from?

subsulfide (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,...

subsulfide (English): Any sulfide in which the number of sulfur atoms...

Definitions

  1. Any sulfide in which the number of sulfur atoms...

Ancestry of “subsulfide”, step by step

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-Europeanswelplos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-