Where does “polisolfuro” come from?

polisolfuro (Italian) comes from Italian solfuro, from Italian zolfo, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

polisolfuro (Italian): polysulfide

Definitions

  1. polysulfide

Ancestry of “polisolfuro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansolfurosulfide
2Italianzolfosulfur, sulphur; brimstone
3Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
4LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
6Proto-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 sulpur →