Where does “Phosphorsulfid” come from?

Phosphorsulfid (German) comes from German phosphor, from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Phosphorsulfid (German): phosphorus sulfide

Definitions

  1. phosphorus sulfide

Ancestry of “Phosphorsulfid”, step by step

Phosphorsulfid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German phosphor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanphosphorphosphorus
2Latinphōsphorusphosphorus
3Ancient GreekΦωσφόροςthe bearer of light
4Ancient Greek-φόρος-bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing
5Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
6Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via German Sulfid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSulfidsulfide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō