Where does “azufrar” come from?

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

azufrar (Spanish): to sulfur to treat with sulfur

Definitions

  1. to sulfur to treat with sulfur

Ancestry of “azufrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishazufresulfur
2Old Spanishsufresulfur, brimstone
3Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
4LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
6Proto-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 →