sulph- etymology

English word sulph- comes from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (Sun.), Old French sulfre (Sulphur (element).)

Detailed word origin of sulph-

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Sun.
sulfre Old French (fro) Sulphur (element).
*swelplos Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
sulfur Latin (lat) Lightning. Sulfur, brimstone.
sulphur English (eng) A sulphur butterfly.
sulph- English (eng) (chemistry, UK).

Words with the same origin as sulph-

Descendants of *sóh₂wl̥
dial helium sin sinful sinner sol solar south sun sundown sunglasses sunlight sunny sunrise sunset sunshine
Descendants of sulfre
Sulphur Springs disulphur sulpho- sulphur sulphurate sulphurine sulphuryl bromide tetrasulphur