Where does “sulfur” come from?

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

sulfur (Latin): sulfur, brimstone; lightning

Definitions

  1. sulfur, brimstone; lightning

Ancestry of “sulfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “sulfur”

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