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Where does “sufre” come from?

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

sufre (Old Spanish): sulfur, brimstone

Definitions

  1. sulfur, brimstone

Ancestry of “sufre”, 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 “sufre”

  • azufre
  • asupre
  • asupre
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