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

Definitions

  1. sulphur, sulfur

Ancestry of “enxofre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesuffre—
2Latinsulfursulfur, brimstone; lightning
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplos →Every word from Latin sulfur →