Where does “sulpur” come from?

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

sulpur (Latin): Archaic form of sulphur

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of sulphur

Ancestry of “sulpur”, step by step

sulpur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European swelplos

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

via Proto-Indo-European selp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

Words derived from “sulpur

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