Where does “solfo-” come from?

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

solfo- (Italian): sulfo-/sulpho

Definitions

  1. sulfo-/sulpho

Ancestry of “solfo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansolfoObsolete form of zolfo; first-person singular...
2Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
3LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “solfo-”

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