sofre

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈso.fɾə]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: sulfur

Cognate with Occitan: solpre

Cognate with French: soufre

Cognate with Spanish: azufre

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan sofre, from Latin sulfur, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”). Doublet of the borrowed form sulfur. Compare Occitan solpre, French soufre, Spanish azufre.

Concepts

sulfur

sulphur

brimstone

native sulfur

native sulphur

sulfur

sulphur

S

atomic number 16

Synonyms

S

número atòmic 16