Where does “solfuro” come from?

solfuro (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,...

solfuro (Italian): sulfide

Definitions

  1. sulfide

Ancestry of “solfuro”, 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,...

Words derived from “solfuro”

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