Where does “sulphur” come from?

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

sulphur (Middle English): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “sulphur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansulfresulphur
2Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
3LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
5Proto-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 →