Where does “solfifero” come from?

solfifero (Italian) comes 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,...

solfifero (Italian): sulfurous; sulfur / sulphur

Definitions

  1. sulfurous; sulfur / sulphur

Ancestry of “solfifero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzolfosulfur, sulphur; brimstone
2Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
3LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
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 sulpur →
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