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