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Where does “sulphatum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sulphatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsulphatus—
2Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
3LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “sulphatum”

  • sulfate
  • thiosulfate
  • persulfate
  • persulphate
  • sulfatase
  • bisulfate
  • phosphosulfate
  • arylsulfatase
  • polysulfate
  • hydrogensulfate
  • methylsulfate
  • disulfate
  • hemisulfate
  • hyposulfate
  • trisulfate
  • hydrosulfate
  • glycosulfatase
  • keratosulfate
  • dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate
  • oxysulfate
  • chondroitinsulfatase
  • endosulfatase
  • borosulfate
  • organosulfate
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