Where does “sulfatare” come from?
sulfatare (Romanian) comes from Romanian sulfata, from French sulfater, from French sulfate, from New Latin sulphatum, from New Latin sulphatus, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
sulfatare (Romanian): sulfation
Definitions
- sulfation
Ancestry of “sulfatare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sulfata | to sulfate |
| 2 | French | sulfater | to sulfate; to apply copper sulfate fertilizer |
| 3 | French | sulfate | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | New Latin | sulphatum | — |
| 5 | New Latin | sulphatus | — |
| 6 | Latin | sulphur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 7 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |