Where does “sulfină” come from?

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

sulfină (Romanian): melilot, or sweet clover

Definitions

  1. melilot, or sweet clover

Ancestry of “sulfină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
2LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
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 sulpur →
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