Where does “enxofre” come from?
enxofre (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese suffre, from Latin sulfur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
enxofre (Portuguese): sulphur, sulfur
Ancestry of “enxofre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | suffre | — |
| 2 | Latin | sulfur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |