Where does “sulfre” come from?
sulfre (Old French) comes from Latin sulfur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
sulfre (Old French): sulphur
Ancestry of “sulfre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sulfur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
Words derived from “sulfre”