Where does “sulphur” come from?

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

sulphur (Latin): sulfur, brimstone; lightning

Definitions

  1. sulfur, brimstone; lightning

Ancestry of “sulphur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sulphur”

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