Where does “zolfo” come from?

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

zolfo (Italian): sulfur, sulphur; brimstone

Definitions

  1. sulfur, sulphur; brimstone

Ancestry of “zolfo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zolfo”

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