Where does “sulfid” come from?

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

sulfid (Norwegian Nynorsk): sulphide

Definitions

  1. sulphide

Ancestry of “sulfid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sulfid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplosEvery word from Latin sulpur
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