Etymology of the English word desulfur
the English word
desulfurusing the English prefix
de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)
derived from the Old French prefix
de-derived from the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the English word
sulfurderived from the Anglo-Norman word
sulfrederived from the Latin word
sulfur (brimstone, sulfur; lightning)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
