Where does “sulfate” come from?

sulfate (French) comes from New Latin sulphatum, from New Latin sulphatus, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

sulfate (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “sulfate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsulphatum—
2New Latinsulphatus—
3Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
4LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “sulfate”

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