Where does “asupre” come from?
asupre (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish azufre, from Old Spanish sufre, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
asupre (Hiligaynon): sulphur
Ancestry of “asupre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | azufre | sulfur |
| 2 | Old Spanish | sufre | sulfur, brimstone |
| 3 | Latin | sulphur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 4 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |