Where does “soufrer” come from?

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

soufrer (French): to sulfate/sulphate

Definitions

  1. to sulfate/sulphate

Ancestry of “soufrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoufresulfur
2Old Frenchsulfresulphur
3Latinsulfursulfur, brimstone; lightning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplos →Every word from Latin sulfur →
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