Where does “soufre” come from?

soufre (French) comes from Old French sulfre, from Latin sulfur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

soufre (French): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “soufre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsulfresulphur
2Latinsulfursulfur, brimstone; lightning
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “soufre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplos →Every word from Latin sulfur →